Importance Of Conserving And Protecting Natural Resources

By Dennis Brooks


Limitation in existing renewable materials and physical feature that existing naturally by themselves without man intervention in nature calls for careful utilization and managed use of them. Natural resources usage rate has to be controlled to be in proximity with their rate of formation by free existing nature forces. Failure to do this may result in catastrophic extinction and extreme challenges to generations of the future. The following are core motivations for participating in conserving and protecting natural resources.

To enable continued fuel production and power availability. Power is critical to the realization of economic growth by a country. It is used for the day to day running of industrial plants involved in manufacturing and processing of raw materials into finished products. It is also a key element for cooking, lighting, and warming for purposes of encouraging a life of humans. And in operation of machinery and equipment that make work easier.

They act as water catchment areas. Water is life. Without it, life on earth would not exist. Trees and forests act as origins of rivers from small streams that join up to form big massive rivers. Also through transpiration, trees contribute heavily to the formation of rainfall that eventually falls the ground and is stored in lakes and oceans through runoff.

Source of food for humans and animals. Food is a basic requirement for sustaining life, where lack of food is experienced, death from starvation is inevitable. Soil provides fertile grounds for the growth of vegetation that is eaten by animals and for the cultivation of crops for human consumption.

Creation of both salaries and self-employment opportunities. Jobs allows people to make their money and earn their daily bread. They have no reason to rely on the government for help. They become reliable members of the community and contribute significantly to the national gross domestic income. Conservation work, forest guarding and charcoal dealers are some of the jobs created by the availability of resources.

Prevention of pollution and reduction it the rate of global warming. Lack of conservation and preservation of resources reaches a critical point much of the resources have been exhausted. At this point temperatures around the globe begins to rise uncontrollably making land less equipped to handle life. This causes food shortage, thinning and eventual death of animals.

Maintenance of destinations of interests to tourist. Tourists are exploitative in nature, and they are fascinated by the beauty and aesthetic value of the landscape. When they visit, trade relations and cultural heritage of involved communities are strengthened. Also, tourist activity results in vast economic and social development of an area. So as to earn foreign currency trough trade. Often, resources in a certain geographic location are used as raw materials for industrial production in another country. When this happens, trade agreements will have to be initiated between the countries involved.

They are home to the countries exotic wild animals. Some of these animals are near extinction, and they need a haven if they are to survive. Thus, there is no choice but to conduct conservation of animals from the stakeholders involved.




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