Bello, Iony T.

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Accountancy 2-B
PEE
December 13, 2021

I. Bibliographic Information
Peterson, Roger Tory. (n.d.). Man’s Roles in Nature.
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II. Major Points

Trying to define man's role in nature is like trying to define man's
relationship to God. It is an exceedingly broad, enormously profound, and,
thereby, intellectually unwieldy concept. Man, the dominant form of life on
earth, really has only two choices: find himself in harmony with the planet he
lives on or become extinct. We really don't have any other options. There is
virtually only one permanent change man can make: the extermination of a
species. Most people still fail to appreciate the real meaning of extinction.
Extinction is not simply the vanishing of the whooping crane. It is not the
vanishing of the Andean flamingo nor the vanishing of the vicuna. It is the
termination-the abrupt termination-of a long line of evolution. We must also
help people understand that the existence of man is not threatened by
wildlife. I do not know of any one case where man's life today is threatened
by any animal species. We are overpopulating the earth-there are 4 billion of
us-yet how many times have you heard it said: "With all the problems in this
world, don't children come first?" Yes, children come first. But what tiger is
threatening what child? If a tiger is hunting down children, of course we kill
that tiger. But people have somehow come to believe that it is tigers or
children. It is utterly absurd. The contest doesn't exist; but we often act in
our competitiveness and aggressiveness as if we were defending ourselves-
against falcons, bald eagles, wolves, and Andean flamingos. When an animal
dies it means that a situation has been created that is inimical to life. The
animal uses the same air, the same water, the same space as we do. If the
animals around us are dropping dead, we had better take a look-a careful
look. They are all mine canaries. They are all down in the shaft with us. As I
stressed earlier, we as humans are in nature, not separated from it. We are
animals, subject to natural laws. But there are two very important ways in
which we are quite different from other animals. These distinctions have
allowed us to transcend the barriers of other animal populations and even
hasten the process of evolution. First, we have the ability to consciously limit
our populations. (Actually, many birds practice a subtle form of birth control
by proclaiming territory in which some males may keep other males out. This
results in a small floating population of nonbreeders. But that is not a
conscious device.) If we can consciously limit our populations by birth
control, are we then really living in nature? I think so. Because modern
medicine exercises death control it is also forced to exercise birth control.
The second way in which we differ almost completely from other animals is
that our young must be taught. Little in human behavior is innate. True,
other animals can be taught to a limited degree, but they have no written
history nor any way of passing down accumulated learning. Man, with his
uniquely opposing thumb and forefinger, is able to write, he is able to
communicate and pass down his history and experience, and he has thus
been able to monitor, to some degree, the evolutionary process. man has
crossed thresholds with regularity. He is the only animal that can literally live
in every environment, from the bottom of the sea to the air, from the
equator to the polar regions. There is no other animal with that flexibility. But
the fantasy is that we have projected this idea of man's impregnable position
into a situation that doesn't really exist. We have come no closer than any
other species to freeing ourselves of our dependence on air, water, and
protein. Indeed, our very flexibility has brought us to the brink of the
greatest famine the world has ever known. I am horrified by the thought that
during the next decade millions will probably die of starvation-mostly
children. How can we consider ourselves advanced, when we allow children
to be born into an environment that cannot support their existence? It is very
difficult not to feel negative about the prospects of wildlife survival. The
widespread use of poisons is certainly the most atrocious example of
assaulting nature rather than living within the natural system. Our world may
seem a rather bad world; but it is not sick to death. It is a world in which the
great old philosophical concept of nature as a whole has been for a century
strengthened and promoted by Darwin's discovery of organic evolution,
Haekel's discovery of ecology, and Mendel's discovery of genetics. Now we
are beginning to learn what nature is, and we are beginning to discover its
rules and laws. We can dissect it to a certain extent, analyze its mechanisms,
and measure its parts. As nature is not an edifice but a process, we can
seldom put a piece of it into repair by simple action.
III. Contradictory Information

According to the article of World Economic Forum, technology is

fundamentally altering the way we live, work, and interact with one another
and with the outside world. The current rate, breadth, and depth of
breakthroughs is unprecedented in history, and it is disrupting almost every
sector in every country. The advent of new technology has the potential to
transform environmental protection now more than ever. The hunt for new
smarter ways to support our development has always been a key driver of
technological advancement. Today as our civilization faces a new
unprecedented challenge, technology can play a crucial role in decoupling
development and environmental degradation. It is time to focus on the
solutions which we know exist or have the potential to be developed and this
is where technology, along with behavioral change, can help us reboot the
health of our nature and planet. From the high seas to the depths of the
world’s most dense forests, technology can transform how we identify,
measure, track and value the many services and resources nature provides
us with. The following are the major solution to this immense global problem:

Blockchain to revolutionize the commodity markets

Earlier this year, WWF in Australia, Fiji and New Zealand joined forces to
stamp out illegal fishing and slave labor in the tuna fishing industry
using blockchain technology. “From bait to plate”, the advances in
blockchain technology can help consumers track the entire journey of their
tuna – and potentially other agricultural commodities and fish –
revolutionizing systems of certification and traceability. We can also use
satellite data and cost-effective GPS tracking devices to ‘see’ and understand
global fishing and global vessel traffic.

Remote sensing in planning and monitoring

On land as well, remote sensing plays an important role in planning,

monitoring, and evaluating impact on the ground. It has enabled WWF to
monitor the developments of extractive industries in socially and
ecologically-sensitive areas, including World Heritage sites.

We’re also partnering with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) and UCLA to
develop an algorithm that enables the detection of deforestation from palm
oil expansion using remote sensing data, and we’re exploring the potential to
expand this technology to other commodities.
Drones and crowdsourcing help monitor forest health and detect
illegal logging

Protecting the world’s forests means ensuring land—in the right places—is
protected or restored as well as healthy, providing people and wildlife what
they need to survive, like clean air and water, food and jobs. And that’s
where drones come in to play, acting as our eyes on the forest. And it’s not
just WWF that is using this technology.

WRI (World Research Institute) has developed Global Forest Watch (GFW), an
online forest monitoring and alert system that uses crowdsourcing, to allow
anyone to create custom maps, analyze forest trends, subscribe to alerts, or
download data for their local area or the entire world.

Thermal imaging to combat poaching

Every night, park rangers patrol the pitch-black savanna of Kenya’s Maasai
Mara National Reserve. They search for armed poachers who spill across the
border from Tanzania to hunt for bush meat and ivory. For years the number
of poachers overwhelmed the relatively small cadre of rangers. Technology
is now helping to turn the tide. Thermal imaging video cameras enable
rangers to catch poachers at record rates and deter many more from even
making the attempt.

Beyond direct interventions to stop poaching, WWF also uses technology to

go after wildlife traffickers. To that end, we’re working with a coalition of
leading e-commerce and social media giants in the US and China to root out
the sale of illicit wildlife products on their platforms.

AI to track wildlife

It is hard to think of technology and nature together but even advances like
Artificial Intelligence (AI) that could not be further removed from the natural
world are helping conservation efforts.

In China, WWF and tech giant Intel are harnessing the power of AI to help
protect wild tigers and their habitats, while also protecting countless other
species as a result while helping carbon storage, vital watersheds and
communities in the area.

An engaged public is critical

As we engage new partners and pursue novel applications of technology, we

believe an informed and engaged public is critical to this work and we are
constantly looking to make people aware of the challenges facing our planet
and what we’re doing to solve them. In 2016, we partnered with Apple to
create an Apps for Earth campaign that raised $8 million and educated
millions of people around the world about core conservation issues. More
recently, we leveraged Apple’s augmented reality tools to launch the “WWF
Free Rivers” app that invites people to experience the importance of free-
flowing rivers for nature and for humans, and demonstrates how ill-
conceived economic development endangers them both.

IV. Conclusion

 The civilized, humane man readily accepts this. not only the
humane ethic, as we understand it, but conservationist philosophy
and environmentalist point of view They are intertwining and
interlocking. All are necessary for a better and more prosperous
future. The civilized world It is a matter of attitudes: a reverence for
all of life. New technologies have resulted in more sustainable
methodologies, improved stewardship of our natural resources, and
the conversion to solar and renewable energy sources. And it has
been demonstrated that these have a hugely positive impact on the
environment. However, let's be clear about something. No human
technology can fully replace 'nature's technology,' which has been
perfected over hundreds of millions of years in providing critical
services to sustain life on Earth. A productive, diverse natural world
and a stable climate have been and will continue to be the
foundations of our civilization's success. A fundamental issue in
previous technological revolutions has been the casualness with
which we have taken healthy natural systems such as forests,
oceans, and river basins (all of which are underpinned and
maintained by biodiversity) for granted, rather than valuing these as
a necessary condition for development. Both natural means and
technological methodologies will have an advantageous result in
saving and protecting our mother nature. Natural conservation and
preservation, research, as well as scientific and technical
innovation, will be critical to saving the environment, reducing the
impact of global warming, helping in adapting to climate change,
cleaning up polluted areas and taking care of our own health.
V. Lessons Learned

 Humans rely on natural resources to carry out their development

activities. If resources are not used wisely, the environment will
become unbalanced. As a result, we would be heading in the
opposite direction of an environmentally friendly environment. The
importance of natural resources necessitates conservation. It is as
follows: Water is a natural resource that is renewable. We use it for
drinking, generating electricity, irrigation, in a variety of industries,
and for a variety of other purposes. Its scarcity would result in loss
of vegetation, negative effects on flora and fauna, soil erosion, and
so on. Plants and animals supply a diverse range of industrial and
biological materials. It also aids in the production of medicine and
has a variety of other applications. Natural resources are formed
over a period of millions of years. The importance of fossil fuels
cannot be overstated. Coal, oil, and natural gas, all of which are
fossil fuels, are used to generate a large amount of energy. The
forest is the most important natural resource that contributes to
economic development. The forest provides paper, furniture,
timber, medicine, gum, and other products. It also helps to keep the
ecosystem in balance. It also prevents soil erosion and protects
wildlife. Natural vegetation, wildlife, and transportation all rely on
land resources. The land also provides us with food, clothing,
shelter, and other necessities. Natural resources are a gift from the
Creator. These contribute to the full satisfaction of human needs.
Furthermore, rational use of natural resources helps to preserve the
earth's atmosphere. Furthermore, wise use leads to the
preservation of bio-diversity. Humans are unable to imagine their
lives without natural resources. As a result, its preservation is
critical.
VI. Recommendations

 Various government ministries, as well as national and international

organizations, have been working to conserve natural resources. As a
result, it is time for us to participate in this and take our
responsibilities seriously. We can take part in any or all of the
following activities:
 Environmental education must be taught in schools by
incorporating it into the curricula.
 National Parks are working to ensure the safety of natural
resources.
 By conserving, reusing, and recycling nonrenewable resources.
 Non-human species should only be disturbed to meet their basic
needs.
 Increasing the number of trees planted in order to conserve our
forest resources.
 Investigating nonrenewable resource alternatives.
 By increasing the use of biogas and biofuels.
 By preventing industrial waste from being dumped into river
bodies. This is a precaution to protect the abundant marine life.
 Overgrazing must be avoided. Poaching of animals must also be
controlled.
 Crop rotation techniques aid in the preservation of soil fertility.
 The combustion of fossil fuels produces carbon dioxide, a major
greenhouse gas. It is the cause of the greenhouse effect. As a
result, the use of fossil fuels must be limited.
 These are some of the measures that we can take to protect our
natural resources. As humans, we have a social responsibility to the
environment. As a result, when using resources, we will adhere to the
principle of sustainable development.