Nature needs peopleby pallavi singh | 20-09-2021 23:32 |
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 Nature really does need people. For natural systems to continue to operate at their best and to harness these systems for human and planetary benefits, people and nature must work as players on the same team. Protected and managed systems alike require co-production: people working together with nature for mutual benefit. People create policies, enforce regulations, and implement incentives and governance arrangements that can serve to protect natural ecosystems and minimize negative impacts of development. People must intervene to keep plastics out of waterways and oceans, to fence off abandoned or degraded lands for natural regeneration, and to prevent catastrophic forest fires by thinning overstocked forestlands. People must help nature by mitigating effects of invasive species and removing contaminants from soils. Individual and collective actions need to be adapted to prevent further degradation and destruction of natural systems. Even allowing natural processes to operate on their own requires interventions to protect and insulate areas from destructive activities. And degraded ecosystems need human assistance, deliberate planning, and frequent monitoring to be restored to provide better conditions for both people and nature. |
