subject: CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE FUTURE OF THE EARTH – FROM A ECO-POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE [print this page] Today many people believe that the severe threat posed by climate change has been exaggerated. There is some truth in this proposition. It's not as if tomorrow we are going to witness massive tsunamis and the complete submersion of our seas under the sea level. This is a long term process. But that does not give us any reason for complacency. This is because the very fact that nothing catastrophic has yet occurred means that we still have time in our hands. This we have to utilize properly. And we must not only think about the survival of the human race but also of the animal and plant world. Climate change also effects them. In the global ecosystem each and every living being is interlinked and dependent on one another. We have to maintain this link to ensure our own development. Even after the huge progress made in human civilization this link has not been broken. Forests are the lungs of the earth. Their existence is important for the proper functioning of the global ecosystem. Hence forest conservation must receive the highest priority.
CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE FUTURE OF THE EARTH FROM A ECO-POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE
