Generally, it is argued that environmental problems are massive and difficult for countries and people to handle individually and requires collective global intervention to tackle it. This essay disagrees with the argument completely as environmental problems can be approached from the grassroots. The essay will first look at how public awareness of environmental protection and intentional government intervention through environmental laws, sanctions and penalties can reduce degradation in the eco-system thereby, improving the lives of the people.
Firstly, public awareness of environmental protection through media campaigns and inclusion in school curriculum, can educate the populace about the dangers of polluting the environment. Many citizens are not aware of the impact of their individual actions on the environment. For instance, the recent social media wave on global warming in America and most of Europe has had a behavioural impact on many people and have changed the way a lot of them go about their daily activities, putting environmental protection in the forefront.
Additionally, the government in each country, can be more intentional about preserving the environment by creating localised environmental laws. These laws should include sanctions and penalties for erring individuals, thereby discouraging hostile behaviours. For example, environmental law that banned gas flaring in Nigeria, has resulted in gas companies' multi-million dollar investment in gas processing thereby reducing gas pollution.
In conclusion, dissemination of important information about environmental protection to the public and the conscious effort of government agencies to establish functional laws will go a long way in solving many environmental issues we have today. Like the popular saying charity begins at home. If each country tackle this issue locally, the aggregated result will be unprecedented.
Generally
, it
is argued
that
environmental
problems are massive and difficult for countries and
people
to handle
individually
and requires collective global intervention to tackle it. This essay disagrees with the argument completely as
environmental
problems can
be approached
from the grassroots. The essay will
first
look at how public awareness of
environmental
protection
and intentional
government
intervention through
environmental
laws
, sanctions and penalties can
reduce
degradation in the
eco-system
thereby, improving the
lives
of the
people
.
Firstly
, public awareness of
environmental
protection
through media campaigns and inclusion in school curriculum, can educate the populace about the
dangers
of polluting the environment.
Many
citizens are not aware of the impact of their individual actions on the environment.
For instance
, the recent social media wave on global warming in America and most of Europe has had a
behavioural
impact on
many
people
and have
changed
the way
a lot of
them go about their daily activities, putting
environmental
protection
in the forefront.
Additionally
, the
government
in each country, can be more intentional about preserving the environment by creating
localised
environmental
laws
. These
laws
should include sanctions and penalties for erring individuals, thereby discouraging hostile
behaviours
.
For example
,
environmental
law
that banned
gas
flaring in Nigeria, has resulted in
gas
companies
' multi-million dollar investment in
gas
processing thereby reducing
gas
pollution.
In conclusion
, dissemination of
important
information about
environmental
protection
to the public and the conscious effort of
government
agencies to establish functional
laws
will go a long way in solving
many
environmental
issues we have
today
. Like the popular saying charity
begins
at home. If each country tackle this issue
locally
, the aggregated result will
be unprecedented
.