Clean Earth Day is a great opportunity to raise awareness and promote the culture of environmental protection
According to Moj news agency, the entry of new technologies into human life and the industrialization of all aspects of life has caused the face of the earth to change. Therefore, in order to have a clean land, it is necessary for everyone to take constructive steps, including saving water, preventing production Garbage and efforts to keep the environment clean.
It was on April 22, 1970 that 20 million Americans took to the streets to express their concern about the deteriorating environment and the lack of environmental protection laws and to have a day to have a clean earth. From that time until today, when 53 years have passed, every year Earth Day gives people the opportunity to do something for the land they live on. Currently, more than 50,000 people in 195 countries have joined the Earth Day network and have been able to approve many environmental policies in the world.
World Clean Earth Day focuses on one slogan every year; This year’s slogan is “Investment in land, development of recycling and green productivity”.
On the occasion of Clean Earth Day, the reporter of Moj news agency had a conversation with “Hasan Rahimi”, an environmental activist.
More protection from the earth
Rahimi stated that every year April 22, which coincides with May 2nd, is designated as Clean Earth Day all over the world, and said: In today’s world, the environment has suffered a lot of damage due to the increase of human activities. Indiscriminate constructions and destruction of agricultural lands are among the dangers and threats that can be said with certainty that they have been heard in some areas. Land use change, land consumption, mountain and forest consumption, excessive consumption of water are all harmful factors that threaten the environment.
This environmental expert emphasized that the use of natural resources is an opportunity for humans to meet their needs, saying: unfortunately, humans use this opportunity as a threat against themselves. If the use of natural resources is necessary for the survival of life and human life.
Plastic warning for earth dwellers
He goes on to say: The expansion of human activity in today’s world has caused a lot of damage to the environment. The use of plastic and the production of such wastes have caused the pollution of the earth. Therefore, recycling and paying attention to this issue should be placed at the top of the affairs, and it should be considered necessary with written management and planning. People use plastic bags a lot and there are many problems in recycling and consumption management. It is necessary to separate plastic waste from other waste and separate it at home.
This environmental activist further added: The per capita consumption of plastic in our country increases a lot due to the holding of various ceremonies. So that in the last few years, only urban areas used disposable containers, but now plastic bags and disposable containers are also used in villages.
Destruction of forests is a threat to the country these days
Rahimi, stating that the forests are also at risk of extinction, said: continuous droughts in the last few years have caused the forests of the country, such as Zagros, to become extinct. Therefore, the destruction of forests is another serious threat to the country. Therefore, everyone’s sense of responsibility for the protection of natural resources is necessary. It is also necessary to plant saplings, plant forest trees, watershed plans, deal with wood smugglers to protect the environment and land.
Forests have a lot of ecological and economic value and have many benefits for all creatures, and without a doubt, one of the factors that increase the biodiversity of animal and plant species are forests, which can maintain the balance of climate and make all creatures benefit from their existence. Also, forests prevent floods from flowing towards human settlements, and if forests are removed, pollution will destroy the whole world.
Therefore, it is necessary not only to provide sufficient awareness and training for those who have an impact in the field of environment, but also to provide the possibility of creating public environmental partnerships and, accordingly, the possibility of creating multilateral discourses and crystallization of a sense of social responsibility and effective public partnerships in the field of environmental protection. to be Environmental protection ideas should receive sufficient support from the government and the officials in charge of support and in the field of public participation and support of the society and be favored by everyone.