Here is my homework about deep ecologi and wildlife. We got an assessment where we had to write a text about deep ecologi and how this effects our planet and the wildlife, what I think people should do about it, and a little bit about the ozon layar. I hope you enjoy it!
Deep ecology is a contemporary ecological philosophy that recognizes an inherent worth of all living beings, regardless of their instrumental utility to human needs. It’s about how to preserve the nature, and how the humans expose the earth. We humans pollute the earth. We want to live our life as comfortable as possible. Deep ecology tells us how to liv our life, without exposing the environment for heavy pollution.
The phrase "deep ecology" was coined by the Norwegian philosopher Arne Næss in 1973, and he helped give it a theoretical foundation. An anonymus writer once said, "For Arne Næss, ecological science, concerned with facts and logic alone, cannot answer ethical questions about how we should live. For this we need ecological wisdom. Deep ecology seeks to develop this by focusing on deep experience, deep questioning and deep commitment. These constitute an interconnected system. Each gives rise to and supports the other, whilst the entire system is, what Næss would call, an ecosophy: an evolving but consistent philosophy of being, thinking and acting in the world, that embodies ecological wisdom and harmony."
Arne Næss
Around the earth there is an ozone layer. The ozone layer protects the humans from the sun. We humans produce CO¬2 and other toxic gasses. These gases burn holes in the ozone layer, the ozone layer is extremely important to the earth and it is impossible to live here without the ozone layer, therefore is it important to preserve it.
On earth there is a lot of people producing a lot of CO-2 by driving cars, plains and other things that use fossil fuels. This is bad for the ozone layar. The politicans work on this problem every day, and it is important that they continue doing what they do. We need to reduce the emissions of CO-2, so that we do not destroy the ozon layar. If we destroy the ozon layar and it gets "broken", it will not only be a threat to us humans, but also to the wild life. Wildlife is really important to us, it gives us almost everything we need. From wildlife we get food, clothes and other basic resources. Pollution is not the only thing that is threatening wildlife, hunting and destruction of animal habitats. Now I think that it is important that we start to think more about the planet and wild life and start thinking about what we destroy by driving cars etc. every day.
Sources: Searching 10, page 216: Wildlife
Horisonter 10
If you want to read more, you can look here and here.
I found the picture here.
