THE ESSENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS

JENIFER NUGUID-GARCIA

The environment is evidently a significant factor that sustains the existence of mankind and lower forms of organisms on earth. It is indeed a lifesupporting system since it occupies a major part in the study of Biology. Recently, biologists and environmentalists focused mainly on environmental problems and issues that have been brought about by human activities that directly affect the ways of living.

Environmental problems threaten people globally. They can be compared to diseases that slowly kill an organism. Hence, they should be treated starting from the smallest part of a community or a nation as a whole. Huge damages have already been made by the irresponsible use of the environment. These may not be solved totally but they can be lessened through environmental awareness.

It is important that members of a community are aware of the significance of maintaining healthy and productive ecosystems. Environmental knowledge among each community member helps save and protect the natural environment. Being knowledgeable and sensitive to ecological issues in the surroundings make people understand the causes of environmental degradation. The impact of human activities has brought tremendous undesirable effects to nature. It is not too late to solve these problems by means of being aware and sensitive regarding environmental problems.

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The author is SST III at Apalit High School, Sulipan, Apalit, Pampanga