Human behavior has been damaging various ecosystems around the planet. While some people argue that this damage is irreversible, others argue that we can still save our planet. In this essay I will address both sides of the argument and then I will give my own perspective.
On the one hand, some people say that we are in a helpless situation when it comes to reverse the damage we have caused. After the industrial revolution, a significant number of forests have been deteriorating. Moreover, numerous natural water sources were polluted. This amount of impact cannot be salvaged even if we try. The reason for this, is that humans have limited power when it comes to positively impacting environment. It has been proven throughout history that destruction is easier than construction when it comes to our species’ impact on the world.
On the other hand, some people still have faith that humanity can reverse the negative impacts which it caused. They believe that changing our mindsets and behaviours towards our fellow inhabitants of this planet can have an outstanding improvement on the current situation. For example, the pollution levels in the Hudson river in New York have been decreasing significantly since 2008 when the US government passed a bill to mitigate chemical discharge in that water body.
In conclusion. Although we might feel overwhelmed with the environmental damages we have caused, I believe that the situation can be reversed if we put the wellbeing of our planet as a priority. Of course education and media can play a major role for making us more optimistic and consequently more capable of change. 
Human behavior has been damaging various ecosystems around the  
planet
. While  
some
  people
 argue that this damage is irreversible, others argue that we can  
still
 save our  
planet
. In this essay I will address both sides of the argument and then I will give my  
own
 perspective.
On the one hand,  
some
  people
 say that we are in a helpless situation when it  
comes
 to reverse the damage we have caused. After the industrial revolution, a significant number of forests have been deteriorating.  
Moreover
, numerous natural water sources  
were polluted
. This amount of impact cannot  
be salvaged
 even if we try. The reason for this, is that humans have limited power when it  
comes
 to  
positively
 impacting environment. It has  
been proven
 throughout history that destruction is easier than construction when it  
comes
 to our species’ impact on the world. 
On the other hand
,  
some
  people
  still
 have faith that humanity can reverse the  
negative
 impacts which it caused. They believe that changing our mindsets and  
behaviours
 towards our fellow inhabitants of this  
planet
 can have an outstanding improvement on the  
current
 situation.  
For example
, the pollution levels in the  
Hudson river
 in New York have been decreasing  
significantly
 since 2008 when the US  
government
 passed a bill to mitigate chemical discharge in that water body. 
In conclusion
. Although we might feel overwhelmed with the environmental damages we have caused, I believe that the situation can  
be reversed
 if we put the  
wellbeing
 of our  
planet
 as a priority.  
Of course
 education and media can play a major role for making us more optimistic and  
consequently
 more capable of  
change
.