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How can we protect nature?

   We to live close to nature; animals, plants, soil, and water are all important for our well-being. Despite this, we keep destroying the gifts of nature with pesticides, garbage, and even through tourism. We must seek ways to protect nature. For example, we should adopt use alternative eco-friendly forms of energy. Each one of us can contribute towards saving the environment by avoiding food grown with the help of pesticides and choosing a fuel-efficient means of transport. All countries must come together to save the climate of the world. The Kyoto Protocol is a major step in this direction.

    The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement aimed at fighting global warming . The countries that have signed the protocol have committed themselves to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases step by step, and thus prevent air pollution and global warming. The name of the contract come from the Japanese city of Kyoto, where this agreement was signed in 1997. Most of the countries of the world have signed the protocol, but many of them have knot yet implemented it wholeheartedly as they fear that it would adversely affect their economy.


How does tourism destroy the environment?

   Everyone wants to go on a holiday to scenic places. As a result, more and more hotels, roads, and airfields are built in and around tourist spots. A huge amount of water is required in the hotels to provide hygiene and catering services to tourists. A lot of waste water and garbage are also produced in the process. Tourists often littler the places they visit with polythene and leftover food without thinking about the damage they are causing to the environment.



Alternative energy:
   Energy resources are of two types. Those resources that are formed over millions of years and cannot be replenished are known as non-renewable energy resources, such as coal, natural gas, and crude oil. Those resources that can be replenished are known as alternative energy resources, such as, hydro-power and wind power, biogas, and solar energy. Although nuclear energy too is inexhaustible, it is not considered an alternative energy resource because of the risks associated with it.


Ecological Agriculture:
   A lot of things that are commonly used in commercial farming are prohibited in ecological agriculture. In ecological agriculture, fields are not sprayed with chemical pesticides, and artificial fertilizers are not added to the soil. Animals are raised in ways appropriate for maintaining the health of the species. For example, hens are not crammed inside cages for their entire lives. They mostly feed on grains grown organically. Moreover, all animals are fed with 'organic food'. all these measures require a lot of space and time to be completely successful. Hence, organic products are mostly expensive.


Apart from petrol, other products made from crude oil:
   Apart from petrol , diesel and crude oil serve as raw materials for the manufacture of many types of plastics. Therefore, waste plastic products are separated from garbage and 'recycled' to produce new plastic objects. However, this process consumes a lot of energy. In fact, we can better protect the environment by not buying things made of plastic. We should go for shopping taking our own bags, and should buy unpacked things; in this way, less garbage will be generated.



How can we protect the rainforests?
    It is not easy to protect rainforests. However, the choices we make when buying various things of daily use can indirectly protect and conserve the rainforests. For example, we should buy only those wooden product that carry seals or labels mentioning that the material used for manufacture is not hazardous to rainforests. Another important consumer choice is meat. We should check labels to buy only that meat which is not obtained from cattle raised on pastures formed by clearing rainforests.

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