Roque, Jason R. Mrs. Airill Mercurio

HUB 22 General Ecology with Applied Technology

Luzon: Disaster

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Environment, a simple word that when it comes into our mind, we might just say

“Oh, It’s just the surrounding or something.” But the mere fact that we don’t know about

the environment is its deeper meaning. Environment sustains life! It has been many years

that God sustain and provide our food, shelter, and even our clothes through the use of

environment. For so long, our environment or so called “Mother Nature” had been very

good to us that even small things that we need comes from it. Imagine, the paper you are

using is made up out of wood, the clothes you are wearing is either made up of the plants

or from the worms that produces silk and even the air we breathe is being filtered by the

trees around us. Just like the food web shows that we, humans are on the highest top in

consuming everything around us.

“Give and Take!” a few words that maybe our Mother Nature is screaming right

now. We as humans must protect and be responsible in taking care of our environment,

but most of us are destroying it. I can’t imagine that after the environment has given us

everything we need and yet we pay back by destroying it further more. As I watch the

documentation of Mr. Howie Severino, my heart is like being smashed by big stones. The

documentation shows how humans are so selfish and naïve of not giving importance to

our environment. One problem there is the Pasig River. The people already know that it

has been their fault why did the Pasig River was very polluted, but they blindfolded their

eyes and continue to throw garbages in the river. Another problem that the documentation

focuses is the illegal (others say its legal) logging. They have been so gluttonous to earn

money for themselves but the forest is at stake.

We know for a fact that in any point in time our so called “Mother Nature” will

come back to us as Death Bringer that we will surely not love it. Just like the

documentation shows what happen in San Fernando, Pampangga, the rivers and lakes

were covered with ashes came from the expulsion of the volcano. We must be aware of

what is happening in our surroundings right now. We must join our hands together in

order to protect, conserve and preserve our environment. I am so glad that most of the

citizens of our country has been alarmed and work hard to bring back the lost precious

treasures that God has given us. Most of the university right now are having

environmental projects like “One Million Trees and Beyond.” This project will definitely

help regain our losses. Also we must join the cause in saving our environment by even

doing little things that can surely help. Let us throw our trashes in the right place,

unplugged the appliances when not in use, plant more trees and other kinds of plants,

rarely used the air conditioners and microwave so it will not emit green house gases, and

most especially scream and shout so the every one of us will be alarmed about our

responsibility in taking care our environment. Let’s bring back the dark green

environment!