The AiF project "Explaining What's Happening" is dedicated to explaining simple and at the same time difficult questions about the life of Voronezh residents in society. The project is being implemented within the framework of the program “Improving media coverage of the problems of socially oriented NGOs and social (charitable) projects of representatives of the real sector of the economy (including support for NGOs)”.

From April 15 to June 5, All-Russian days of protection from environmental hazards are held. The correspondent of the AiF spoke with Victoria Labzukova, head of the department of activities in the field of ecology and nature management of the Regional Public Organization "Center for Environmental Policy", and learned shocking facts. For a day at ordinary family an average of 1.5 kg of garbage is formed, about 10 kg per week and 40 kg per month. Now remember the arithmetic and multiply this figure by the number of families living in your high-rise building. And then on the number of high-rise buildings in the city. And then on the number of cities on the planet ...

Victoria Labzukova spoke about the project of the Center - environmental studies"Lesson of Water", "Lesson of Cleanliness", "Environmental problems of the city" - shared how communication with schoolchildren can help environment in future.

trash can pest

“Throwing another plastic bottle or piece of paper into the trash, few people think, but where does it end up? When you look at photographs of huge landfills for the disposal of household waste, you begin to come to a simple thought. If we do not collect waste separately, the number of landfills will increase, - says Victoria Labzukova. - Why not donate paper and plastic bottle separately? Plastic takes about 200 years to decompose, although it is possible that a bottle will not decompose during this period. Who knows? Anything that can be handed in separately must be handed over. Another problem is used batteries and mercury lamps, which many residents throw away with household waste. But these wastes are considered hazardous and cause irreparable harm to the environment, ending up at a waste disposal site.”

When he removed it himself, the next time you think about whether to throw a piece of paper or not. Photo: Center for Environmental Policy

- How to properly handle household waste?

In our opinion, one of the most competent ways of waste management is their separate collection. In large cities, this is easier - there are points that accept recyclables. You can donate glass, cardboard, waste paper, textiles, plastic bottles, polyethylene. It is desirable that such points be within walking distance for any resident of our city and region.

What to do if you don't live in regional center Do you want to dispose of waste separately?

We do everything in our power. Traveling to the regions Voronezh region, we agree with the heads municipalities about holding an action to collect secondary material resources. In advance, the participants of the action - the population, educational establishments, business entities - begin to collect waste paper, plastic bottles. On the day of the action, all waste collected separately is transferred to specialized organizations. For this purpose, such organizations specially go to the area on the day of the action. During the action, waste batteries are also collected - batteries, accumulators from mobile devices.

- What happens to the batteries that we sell at promotions?

Collected waste batteries are transferred for disposal. The only plant in Russia that recycles used batteries is located in Chelyabinsk. Few people know that you have to pay money for the disposal of batteries. Last year, the cost of this service was 110 rubles per 1 kg of batteries. In 2015, together with the Department of Ecology, a collection of used batteries was organized. For this, containers for collecting batteries were installed in all district administrations, as well as in universities, schools, and libraries. About 500 kg of batteries were collected. In carrying out the campaign, we were supported by partner organizations that paid for the transfer of batteries for disposal.

If you think that construction near your home, dumping or cutting down trees is illegal, you can contact the Center environmental policy for help.

- What to do with waste mercury lamps?

By decree of the Voronezh administration, companies managing apartment buildings should accept used mercury lamps from the residents of these houses. You can take your used light bulb to your management company or homeowners association. There is, however, one requirement - the light bulb must be in the package so that it does not break. And management companies must transfer waste mercury lamps to specialized organizations licensed to collect this type of waste. If you are in your management company refused, you can report it to the administration of the urban district of the city of Voronezh or contact us.

If you live in the private sector, the mercury bulb must be transferred directly to a specialized organization. The problem is that such organizations, as a rule, are located in the industrial zone, where it is not very convenient to get to. But if you throw away a mercury bulb with household waste, it will go to a landfill. During the burial process, the light bulb is likely to break, thereby the mercury compounds will enter the soil and water, causing great harm to nature.

Children's lessons for adults

Schoolchildren are taught environmental management and waste management regulations. Photo: Center for Environmental Policy

- Is it possible to develop this habit in society - to think about what you throw away?

Every person must start with himself. Now each of us can, for example, stop using plastic bags and use paper or buy cloth bags. Paper bags can be handed over with waste paper, and fabric bags last much longer than a regular bag.

Automatic machines for receiving plastic and aluminum containers have long appeared in Moscow. Perhaps we will have them too. Solving issues in the waste management system requires an integrated approach, and here we cannot do without the support of our government. Now the legislation in the field of waste management is changing a lot. Soon, I hope, we will come to a more civilized approach. For our part, our organization is doing a lot of educational work in this direction.

- How can you tell the whole city about the ecological lifestyle?

The Center for Environmental Policy organizes and conducts various environmental activities and actions, both in the city and in the region. For example, dedicated to significant environmental dates- Water Day, Earth Day, Bird Day, Forest Day, etc. We invite people to participate different ages, but most of activities aimed at working with the younger generation. We conduct environmental lessons "Lesson of Water", "Lesson of Cleanliness", "Ecological problems of the city". All meetings are held in an interesting game form. Children learn rational nature management, waste management rules, rules of behavior in nature. We also organize excursions for school students to enterprises that collect secondary material resources.

- Why do you focus on the lessons for children?

It is easier to communicate with children, they perceive with interest new information and try to apply the acquired knowledge in Everyday life. Children tell their parents and relatives about what they learned during the classes. Again, students who take part in subbotniks form more careful attitude to nature. When he removed it himself, the next time you think about whether to throw a piece of paper or not. Yes, and relatives will have the thought: “My child cleaned here, I won’t litter here.”

eco-active lifestyle

Taking care of the environment is easy - you can not use plastic bags or start making birdhouses. Photo: Center for Environmental Policy

- Where do you go if you want to become an eco-activist?

There are initiative groups of citizens and movements that are not indifferent to environmental issues. They create their own pages in various social networks, for example, VKontakte, and inform about their events there. The Center for Environmental Policy is ready to share its experience. We have ready presentations, Handout. We need volunteers who could carry out the environmental events we have developed.

And there are people who, without waiting for help, try to do something themselves in order to improve environmental situation. So, in Voronezh, an active group of citizens appeared who bought containers for collecting plastic bottles and installed them in the courtyards of apartment buildings. The containers were labeled with phone numbers to call when they were full. This initiative has found a great response from the townspeople, calls are received several times a day. From this we can conclude that Voronezh residents are ready to collect waste separately. Such initiatives, of course, must be supported by the government of our region.

- What to do if you notice illegal dumping or felling of trees?

You see some kind of violation. For example, you think that construction near your house is illegal, or you find a garbage dump, or you notice that work is underway to cut down trees. You can contact our organization, call by phone, write to e-mail or leave information in the VKontakte group. To do this, you must indicate the exact address where, in your opinion, an environmental violation occurs, leave your coordinates, it is advisable to record the fact of the violation and send it to us. It happens that they call anonymously, report that something is happening somewhere and hang up. It is important to leave your contacts so that we can contact and clarify necessary information. In turn, we send an appeal to the authorities executive power responsible for resolving these issues.

If you need to cut down trees in the city, you can contact the environmental department directly. There you will be answered whether there is a permit for felling or not. If permission is not available, will be accepted necessary measures to overcome this fact.

Our organization cooperates with social movements, initiative groups of citizens who are not indifferent to the problems associated with environmental protection, and we also actively cooperate with the authorities to solve these problems.

We all know that humanity has already caused irreparable harm to the environment. The post-industrial era has led to pollution, a reduction in the biodiversity of animals and plants, industrialization forest areas and climate change. Of course, plants, factories, production and even agriculture are largely responsible for what is happening to the environment today. However, people hardly think about the fact that the usual things that surround us every day can also become detrimental to our planet. These everyday items that can become deadly weapon against the environment.

Accumulators and batteries are in the house of every person, because today it is simply impossible to imagine your life without huge amount gadgets and electronic devices. However, sooner or later the day comes when the battery runs out. Statistically, only about 15% percent of the billions of alkaline batteries are recycled after use. According to scientists from the US Environmental Protection Agency, batteries account for more than 50% of toxic emissions from all household waste. At the same time, batteries account for 0.25% of all emissions. Used batteries contain mercury, cadmium, magnesium, lead, tin, nickel, zinc. When discarded, batteries corrode (their metal coating is destroyed), and heavy metals enter the soil and groundwater. From ground water these metals can end up in rivers and lakes. Just one AA battery pollutes 400 liters of water and 20 square meters soil. Harmful substances accumulate in the human and animal body, affecting the work of almost all organs, blocking the work of enzymes and causing malignant tumors.

Discarded plastic bags do not decompose, meaning they can, in fact, remain in nature for an average of about 500 years! Around the world, people use about 4 trillion bags every year: this number kills millions of birds and countless schools of fish. Every year, more than a hundred thousand whales, seals, and turtles die from plastic bags in Newfoundland alone. For these reasons, in a number of countries the use of plastic bags as household packaging is limited or prohibited, and on August 23, the ECA Movement holds annual promotion“A day without plastic bags.”

Since the 1950s, global plastic production has doubled every eleven years, and about 300,000 tons of plastic waste end up in the seas and oceans every year. There, large fragments gradually break up into small bright pieces, which are often eaten by marine life and birds, mistaking plastic for food. But if in 1960 only 5% of the examined birds had plastic fragments in their stomachs, then in 2010 this figure reached 80%. Birds often mistake floating bottles, lighters and other objects for fish, and not only swallow them themselves, but also bring them as food to their chicks. That's just plastic consists of toxic components and absorbs harmful substances from the environment. In addition, such fragments do not always pass through gastrointestinal tract and accumulate in the body, causing intestinal blockage. Often so much plastic accumulates in the stomach that there is no room for food, and the bird dies of starvation.

The gases used to put patients to sleep before surgery accumulate in the Earth's atmosphere, where they contribute to climate change. results latest analyzes air samples showed the presence of anesthetics even in Antarctica. Behind recent decades concentrations of desflurane, isoflurane and sevoflurane are rising worldwide. Like carbon dioxide, anesthetic gases allow the atmosphere to retain more solar energy. However, unlike carbon dioxide, medical gases in this case turned out to be much more powerful greenhouse gases: one kilogram of desflurane, for example, is equivalent to 2,500 kilograms of carbon dioxide.

It is estimated that out of the 6 trillion cigarettes smoked worldwide each year, more than 4.5 trillion are thrown onto the ground by smokers. So nicotine, toxins, carcinogens and pesticides, which pose a great danger to animals and people, get into the soil, and then into the water. American scientists note that the toxicity tobacco smoke four times the harmful effect vehicle exhaust. In their opinion, cigarettes cause no less harm to the planet than cement and asphalt plants.

Paper

Paper is biodegradable, but as you know, each sheet is cut down trees and destroyed forests, as well as energy costs and environmental emissions during its production. Of course, wood is a renewable resource, but not all countries and companies follow its renewal, trying to use what they have to the maximum. Now many manufacturers offer paper from recycled materials, but this is also not a completely harmless solution. When the paper is processed, all of it is mixed into a pulp. This slurry is washed, cleaned and then pressed into sheets of paper. During this process, all waste such as paper fiber, inks, cleaning chemicals and paints are filtered out and sent to one huge pile - paper sludge. This sludge is then either incinerated or sent to a landfill, where it exudes dozens of toxic chemicals and heavy metals which subsequently enter the groundwater.

To the question How does a person harm nature? given by the author Victoria Okun the best answer is Well, firstly, man destroys virgin nature, turning all its large sections into anthropogenic, as it is called in social environment, create a "second nature" .... this naturally violates the level of oxygen release into the atmosphere, since valuable trees and other plants are also destroyed by man ... secondly, this situation is aggravated by inventions in industry. With development different industries industry, new ways of manufacturing goods, etc., appear, which negatively affects nature, since as production progresses, a huge amount of dangerous gases are released into the atmosphere, and even modern filters installed on the pipes of factories do not save from harm and pollution ... thirdly, from the above problem follows the problem with the garbage that appears in large quantities after consuming the same industrial products ... water bodies are polluted by irresponsible factories that throw industrial waste directly into the seas and lakes, without thinking about their future ... again, a person exterminates many types of innocent animals for the sake of daily money and just for fun ... actually, such negative influences there are a lot of people on nature, you can even say that they are at every step ...

Answer from flush[guru]
Dumps waste into rivers, lakes. Drains swamps, cuts down forests, exhaust gases into the atmosphere, creation of artificial reserves,
destruction of animals

Answer from Alla Mikhailets[newbie]
roman bitch

Answer from grow up[newbie]
1. Man is so constituted that he seeks to consciously change nature, adjust it to his needs, and this is the main harm that he does to her. Man builds huge factories that poison the atmosphere and hydrosphere with toxic emissions, man cuts down forests, plows fields, extracts underground natural resources, leaving voids underground and mountains of ugly rock on the surface, disturbing the ecological balance. Man destroys and destroys different kinds animals and plants. Man builds cities, lays roads, makes fires, litters. Sometimes it seems that the very presence of man is causing harm to nature.
But man is still a rational being and last years began to think about the harm that he brings, and how it can be corrected. If he acts consistently in this undertaking, soon the damage to nature can be significantly reduced.
2. As a conscious and more organized being, man causes great damage to nature (paradoxical as it may seem). Let's start with the banal garbage. Picnics in the spring in nature, after which, as a rule. garbage is not removed. The fire is not really extinguished. For example, plastic bags and bottles are not subject to decay and decay. And that means polyethylene hell. if this is not recycled, not far off. Exhaust gases from cars, a great attachment to cleaning chemicals that only cause harm, cutting down trees and destroying animals ... And this is only a small part of the harm that a person can bring ...

Answer from marriage[newbie]
1.Irrational use of water
Everyone knows that water in the plumbing comes from natural sources. Now imagine morning, population big city and in each apartment included shower, faucet. Now just think how much water flows away in just one morning. And this is only the beginning of the day, how many times during the day the tap will open and water will flow. For example, all Muscovites taken together spend on average from 200 liters of water to 4 million cubic meters a day. A few years ago there was even a question of scarcity water resources. And such a situation is quite possible, because the resources of the earth are not endless.
2. Toothpaste and hygiene products
Let's talk about water. Whatever you flush down the sink or toilet ends up in the wastewater. Today, a system for cleaning them has been developed, but it only concerns the central sewer. That is, before pouring waste water into a pond, it is subjected to several stages of purification. However, she cannot completely cope with the chemical components of hygiene products. The same toothpaste contains fluoride, which, like chlorine, interacts with organic matter and forms hazardous chemicals. What can we say about hygiene products that contain various dangerous flavors, surfactants, polymer molecules. All these components, one way or another, penetrate the environment.
3. Car
Everything about the car seems clear. Exhaust gases from a single car emit over ten thousand pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Thanks to, a large number motor transport Moscow and St. Petersburg are considered to be among the most dirty cities countries. Unfortunately, so far the share of alternative eco-mobiles accounts for only a small part.
4.Smoking
In addition to the fact that during smoking harmful substances enter the air, in order to dry tobacco, almost five million hectares of forest are destroyed every year.
5. Improper waste disposal
We have repeatedly written about the fact that improper waste disposal harms the environment. You can read about it on our website here and here.
6. Perfume
Musk is often used in perfumery compositions, it is he who causes the greatest concern among environmentalists. It can penetrate into adipose tissue aquatic species. Imagine you are on vacation, scented with your favorite fragrance (which, by the way, may contain a number of chemicals hazardous to health and nature) and plunged into the sea. Congratulations, all the harmful substances along with the musk got into the pond. You may want to have fresh fish for dinner afterwards. There is a chance that you will not only inhale all the harmful components of your perfume, but also eat them.
7. Home cleaning and laundry products
We also wrote about the dangers of such funds. Read this text.
8. Funds for the repair of premises
Today, there are environmental alternatives to unsafe paints, adhesives, varnishes and other repair products that contain hazardous ingredients. True, such funds are more expensive. If you resort to economical repairs, be prepared for the fact that your home will harm nature and your health.
9. Carcinogens from frying food
Craving fried meatballs for dinner? Stop. Think again and steam them, because frying produces a dangerous carcinogen that can cause cancer in humans and animals.

When will it be cut down last tree when the last river is poisoned, when the last bird is caught, only then will you understand that money cannot be eaten.
Prophecy of the Cree Indians

• The man appeared on unique planet where there was plenty pure water and clean air - all that is so necessary for life. Centuries passed, and it seemed to people that it would always be so, that the gifts of nature were inexhaustible. But in recent times we are increasingly noticing that the air has become completely different from what it used to be - it becomes difficult for them to breathe. And what have our water sources turned into - rivers and lakes? They became shallow, overgrown with mud and became so dirty that even “purified” water has to be drunk with caution ...

How do we enter the 21st century? What awaits us?

The environmental prognosis, based on facts, is extremely disappointing. Scientists believe that humanity has reached such a level technical development, at. which is unrestrained economic activity capable of irreversibly changing natural environment on Earth, as a result of which an ecological apocalypse will come, that is, the death of all life on our still blue and green planet.

Formally, in Russia, and in other countries as well, measures are being taken to protect the natural environment, international symposiums are being held, and agreements between countries are being signed. So, for example, in 1972, agreements were signed between the USSR and the USA on cooperation in the field of environmental protection. But there are no visible improvements. On the contrary, the severity environmental problem increases every year: the content of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases, and the amount of free oxygen decreases; destroyed before our eyes rainforests, disappear rare species animals and plants are on the wane fertile lands, stocks of net fresh water. In a word, nature degenerates. And if nature deteriorates, people begin to be overcome by diseases ...

One of critical components natural environment - the atmosphere. Filed by researchers, industrial enterprises and thermal power plants thrown away annually earth's atmosphere many billions of tons (!) of harmful chemical compounds, ash and dust. In countries with high level The development of industry every 12 years, the emission of pollution approximately doubles. Over 40% of all pollution comes from road transport.

Atmospheric pollution has no boundaries. Today, within the troposphere, the air is already polluted throughout the Earth. In comparison with 1965, pollution has increased by about three times. According to geochemists, more than 300 billion tons of carbon dioxide enter the atmosphere every year from the burning of oil, coal, gas and wood! With an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide, the thermal balance of the planet changes: the Earth absorbs more infrared (thermal) radiation, the outflow of heat into space decreases and the average temperature of the surface air layer rises. Therefore, "thermal" pollution causes climate change on a planetary scale.

Some warming, which is currently observed, causes the melting of ice in Antarctica and Greenland, which inevitably leads to an increase in the level of the World Ocean. In the future, this process may become irreversible, and then an increase in ocean level by 5-6 m (due to increased melting of continental glaciations) will pose a serious threat to the population living in low-lying coastal regions of the Earth.

In cities, pollution is usually 5-10 times higher than in countryside. This is facilitated by industrial and domestic waste dumps that form around cities. Such dumps have become a real disaster for surrounding nature and people. They are a source of pollution not only of the atmosphere, but also of soil, and water basins, and even groundwater.

Recently, the danger began to come even from rural areas and links with wide application in agriculture, the so-called pesticide, it is highly toxic chemical substances, which are used to control pests of agricultural crops. Air currents and waterways, these substances are distributed throughout the Earth. Suffice it to say that even in the stomachs of chinstrap penguins, DDT has been found.

No less serious danger to mankind is pollution. water sources. It's about not only about the purity of our rivers, lakes and reservoirs, but also about the purity of the salt sea ​​water. For some reason, it is considered in the order of things to release spent fuel oil directly overboard. Every year, its waste from all ships amounts to tens of thousands of tons (this is in addition to 10 million tons of oil flowing into the oceans as a result of oil tanker accidents). One can imagine what this leads to if every ton of fuel oil or oil spreads but water surface thin film on an area of ​​12 km2, and the ocean is the main supplier of oxygen! On the satellite images made with orbital stations, it can be seen: many thousands of square kilometers of the coastal waters of the World Ocean and the seas are covered with a dark oil film ...

The famous French aquanaut Jacques Yves Cousteau (1910-1997) was concerned about the results of his research sea ​​depths: due to the constant pollution of the oceans, arose real threat total destruction many of its inhabitants. In the last 50 years alone, more than a thousand species of marine fauna have disappeared.

If pollutants are present in the atmosphere, iodine and soil, they inevitably accumulate in plants and animals. Man consumes plant and animal food. Consequently, through food, many harmful substances, such as lead and mercury, enter the human body.

At present, it is very difficult to find a place on Earth that has not been exposed to human influence. But by changing the natural natural conditions, a person often does not take into account how this will affect his own own health. In an effort to obtain momentary economic benefits, people do not at all think about the irreparable harm they cause not only to themselves, but also to future generations.

Thus, thoughtless human economic activity leads to negative changes in the entire environment and, ultimately, to the complete devastation of nature. In turn, the polluted environment - dying nature - causes mass diseases of people with chronic bronchitis, lung cancer, disorders of the nervous and cardiovascular systems.

All living beings on Earth have always been exposed to ionizing radiation, the source of which are natural radioactive isotopes. They create a natural radioactive background planet to which man has adapted well enough.

But in 1945, in connection with the first tests nuclear weapons appeared in the atmosphere radioactive substances created by the people themselves. And together with air and water, a person began to swallow them. Radioactive isotopes of strontium and uranium turned out to be especially dangerous for a living organism. Over the years, they accumulate in human bone tissue, which becomes a source of ionizing radiation that causes leukemia - a serious incurable disease.

Now all over the world in enterprises nuclear power operates about 500 nuclear power units. And if catastrophes like Chernobyl on April 26, 1986 are repeated, then the possibility of contamination of the entire Earth with the most dangerous strontium-90 is not ruled out ...

As you can see, the problem of nature protection has acquired planetary significance in our days. To deal with the impending threat, the people of the entire Earth must look at their planet as one. Therefore, for successful solution global environmental problem is indispensable without space sensing. For the timely detection of sources of pollution, their localization and neutralization, special patrol observations of the Earth from space are needed. Such observations are already being made.

Space methods for operational control for the state of the natural environment are very effective. And only thanks to this further development space research should be recognized as an absolutely necessary thing. By for complete solution environmental problem will require an attack on the “all front”.

First of all, it is necessary to take urgent measures to reduce environmental pollution. A promising way is the establishment of a waste-free technological process. But even if we create a waste-free land-based industry, it still will not bring the desired result: pollution of the planet will continue to some extent. There is only one way out: to relocate all our industrial production to space.

Some supporters of the environmental movement, the so-called "greens", believe that space technology adversely affects the environment: pollutes the earth's atmosphere with harmful combustion products rocket fuel and destroys ozone layer. Of course, to some extent this happens. But a complete rejection of further space research will not save the nature of our planet from destruction. The most favorable development strategy should proceed from a reasonable combination of contradictory requirements: on the one hand, to preserve the earthly nature, on the other hand, to ensure not only the survival of man, but also his further progress.

The Russian scientist-philosopher Arkady Dmitrievich Ursul put forward a hypothesis about the division and future of social production into terrestrial and cosmic. The first should be predominantly agricultural, the second - industrial. If it is not completely possible to create closed technological cycles, then it is important to develop such an option so that space production waste does not litter near space - near-Earth space. space, did not affect the Earth's atmosphere and its nature.

At present, our planet is undergoing an intensive accumulation radioactive waste, which are formed at nuclear power plants. These wastes pose a deadly threat to humans and the earth's biosphere. Disposal of containers with radioactive isotopes in deep worked out mines and on the ocean floor - the options are not the best. All this for the time being. The trouble can come at any time and it will be worse than Chernobyl!

The solution has long been suggested: the place of nuclear energy is space! In the meantime, it continues to operate on Earth, you should think better: where to put radioactive waste? There are projects for space disposal of this very hazardous waste. For example, removal with rockets beyond solar system- into interstellar space. But from an ecological point of view, the option of burning radioactive waste in the plasma envelope of the Sun is considered the best.

The removal of industrial production from the Earth and the creation of orbital industrial complexes in space is a task that humanity should begin to solve in the second half of the 21st century. Only from the standpoint of space exploration is it possible to solve the ecological catastrophe and save the earth. There is no other way.

“All wealth begins from the earth, and the earth loves care,” says the Russian folk proverb. wise sense These words are understandable to everyone: a person must fatherly protect and protect nature - our priceless wealth, the source of all our earthly blessings.

AT modern world there is a point of view that a person, through his activity, harms the environment, extracting minerals, polluting and destroying the world. People have appeared who are openly fighting human activity, denying the benefits of civilization in favor of living in "harmony with nature." At the same time, these people enjoy these benefits no less than others, but consider it possible to consider themselves good. The other side is people who mine, build, produce. They give humanity the opportunity to live in the industrial world, but from this point of view they are considered rapists on nature ... But lately I have been learning more and more about another point of view regarding what is happening in the world.

The statement that a person harms nature is, firstly, very selfish and does not pursue the goal of improving the state of nature, but exclusively the interests of the person who says it. Secondly, this statement is based on the opinion that man is not a part of nature. Let's consider this concept in more detail.

man over nature

Man in his development has reached a stage when he began to globally influence the world around him. He uproots forests, extracts minerals in gigantic quantities, such as coal, oil, natural gas that have been formed over millions of years. Pollutes soil, water, air and even space.

Therefore, a person begins to oppose nature, to separate from it. As a result of industrialization, people began to believe that they should use nature for their own purposes: “We cannot wait for favors from nature, it is our task to take them from her” (I. V. Michurin). This phrase has become a symbol consumer attitude to nature.

Such people began to be opposed by others who shouted that it was impossible to kill animals, it was impossible to pollute the environment, it was impossible to extract fossil remains. they are finite. In 100 years, oil, gas, coal will end and man will come to energy crisis. Such people blame others for making life worse on the planet, but what they themselves have done to improve the situation.

A familiar person who studies water says “I hate people. They are polluting the Earth." But what did he do about it? He just kindled aggression in people, which will be directed at him. He, like everyone else, enjoys the benefits of civilization. He didn’t improve the lives of others in any way, he didn’t figure out how to improve the conditions of life on earth ... But he hates it.

At the same time, in reality, everyone pursues only their own goals. Some are mining. Others spend public money to imitate environmental improvement activities. This state of affairs is beneficial to everyone ... except humanity.

Man is part of nature

However, there is another point of view. Man is part of nature. If you think about it, the consequences of accepting this simple postulate are enormous.

Throughout the history of the development of the Earth, many times there were periods in which thousands of species of living beings were destroyed. There were also creatures that also significantly influenced the world around them. And they died too. Life on earth has been constantly evolving, and now the crown of the creation of evolution on Earth is man.

However, evolution continues. The activity of any creature, including man, is exactly what was given by nature. It is nature (or, one might say, planet Earth) that strives to constantly develop. It is now striving to go beyond one planet and spread further into space. And it is man who now drives the development of nature with his activity.

Let's think about what minerals are ... For the last millions of years, life has been in full swing on the surface of the Earth. And dying, living organisms (animals, plants, microorganisms) turned into soil. This process went on continuously, and gradually this layer grew and grew. Substances were removed from the cycle of life and deposited in the Earth. Gradually, all this turned into those fossil substances that people now extract.

With his activity, a person again extracts what was buried millions of years ago and introduces it into the circulation of substances. What is the meaning of nature from meaninglessly lying substances. There is nothing useless in nature, and through human activity, the Earth shakes up all its resources, striving to develop further.

The statement that man's activity harms the Earth is not true. He only harms himself. As a result of this activity, in the near future he will use up the materials he thought of. If he cannot come up with something new and dies out, then this is only the problem of a species that could not adapt and develop. The earth was as it was before, and so it will be in the future. It will seek to enable other species to go further where man has failed.

By polluting the environment, a person only worsens the conditions of his life. Chernobyl is now one of the cleanest places in Ukraine, except for radiation. There the purest air, many animals, many plants. For some 25 years, the Earth has already begun to forget about the presence of people there. The same thing will happen if a person cannot cope with his brain and figure out how to destroy himself. It means a defective look, and it is necessary to develop differently.

So there is no need to think about how to take care of nature, it will take care of itself. There will be a nuclear war. In a million years, life will flourish again on Earth, but without people. And some other species will begin to dominate and develop, and maybe go further than humans. 60 million years ago, 99% of the species of terrestrial living creatures, including dinosaurs, died out, and mammals began to dominate. They lived before that, but dinosaurs did not give them the opportunity to develop. Now they have this opportunity. Everything in the world happens purposefully, and if a person does not live up to the expectations of evolution, then he will be forced to leave in favor of others.

Future

It turns out that we need to care not about the world in which we live, but about humanity. If a person destroys himself, then the planet will “shake off” and move on. But if a person begins to think about how to improve the conditions of his life, purifying air, water, food from harmful substances; develop intellectually and advance those branches of science that are really capable of improving the environment around him; to study new sources of energy and apply those that are the least harmful to the person himself, then he has a chance to conquer the universe.

The difference here is that in the first understanding of the world there are two types of activity: one of them worsens the conditions of human life (pollutes the environment, affects water, food, etc.), and the other tries to improve (purifies). It's like bending an iron bar into different sides. Sooner or later you can break it. This is similar to how a person drinks a lot of coffee, and then immediately valocardin so that the heart survives this portion of coffee. But by both actions, a person only worsens his condition.

People who are fighting human activity (industry) are fighting themselves. They come out with banners and call for something, but in reality they only contribute to it.

In the second understanding of the world, there is the idea that it is necessary not to fight against activity, but to put human activity for the benefit of mankind. Those. it is necessary not to fight factories that emit waste into the air, but to come up with ways to replace these factories with something new, more progressive, which will not have such a detrimental effect on a person, but rather improve his well-being. Instead of words about saving endangered species (that is, activities directed against evolution), it is necessary to save the main dominant species on the planet - humans. Only when human activity will be directed to the benefit of humanity itself, only then will a person have a chance to continue his evolutionary development.