Saving Planet Earth

We cannot save the world by thought alone. It needs action. 
We live on a planet which is overpopulated by human beings. Most people feel powerless to do anything to save our planet from climate change with extreme weather, pollution of seas, soil and air. The over population by humans decreases numbers of all other species, sometimes to the point of extinction. We need biodiversity, we need tropical forests, we need clean oceans and clean air for our health and the health of those yet to be born.

However, even the smallest change, when a nation gets involved, can make a huge difference. Our human population has grown from 3 billion in 1960 to 9 billion by 2030.

These are the major daily household pollutants: convenience plastic and polystyrene packaging; synthetic clothing with nylon, polyester, acrylic, etc.; plastic microbeads in toothpaste and cosmetics; wet wipes and nappies. Add to this cell phones, palm oil, air travel, nuclear disasters and accidental oil spills, deforestation, and you can understand how our unique and finite planet struggles to maintain its wellbeing, the wellbeing that we are all dependent upon, approaching 7 billion now and many more billions in the future whose health will definitely be affected. If you eat vegetables and fruits instead of meat, you help the planet!

White Rhino

We can live simply, leaving a light footprint on our world. We do not need to see our worth in terms of the accumulation of material objects. We can see ourselves in terms of our worth to other people in great need across the world, and to other species that are dependent on our understanding. We can be the person we are born to be without material possessions and see others not in terms of their material wealth but judge them by other more mature criteria. Our life can be about who we are as an individual in our own right, our personality and character, and understand others likewise. The increase in human population means other species decline in numbers to the point of extinction.


Poaching of the African Rhino increased 12 fold in 10 years in South Africa.
The Arabian Oryx, the Californian Condor, the Mauritius Kestrel, Vancouver's Marmot, and the Kihansi spray toad have recently been saved from extinction. 


Article by Wendy Stokes. For more information: Visit
https://www.elsevier.com/journals/journal-for-nature-conservation/1617-1381?generatepdf=true
and https://thebreakthrough.org/blog/Planetary%20Boundaries%20web.pdf