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- Water conservation is one of the most important environmental causes. It is the practice of using water efficiently to reduce unneccessary water usage
- It's main goal is to ensure humans have clean water to sustain life now and for future generations.
- However, from an environmental standpoint, so many different ecosystems rely on this water that we divert from estuaries, lakes, rivers, and bays, especially with wetlands. It also saves energy and lessens greenhouse gas emissions that result from filtering, treating, and heating water!
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- Waste reduction is defined as anything that reduces waste by using less material and resources
- Its main representation is reduce, reuse, recycle which is extremely important for the environment if done correctly
- By reducing the amount of waste we create, we are saving renewable and non-renewable resources and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It also reduces the impact of chemical waste from landfills and waste disposal sites on the environment!
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- Deforestation is becoming a huge environmental issue. When these forests are cleared or destroyed, the CO2 they absorb is released back into the atmosphere, there's a higher chance of desertification, increased soil erosion(increased flooding), and extinction of wildlife whose habitats are being destroyed
- Reforestation is the process of planting trees to restore the forest ecosystem. It is a process that can be done by individuals, organizations, and governments and by doing so or donating to an org that does so, we can restore these habitats and ecoystems, absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere and reducing the impact of climate change!
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- Due to careless and improper waste disposal, a lot of waste generated by humans ends up in our oceans due to wind and rainwater carrying them into streams/drains/rivers.
- This waste can significantly injure or kill marine and coastal wildlife and damage habitats which also has an effect on fishing and maritime industries and human health
- Ocean cleanup organizations like the one linked above aim to remove plastic from our oceans and save our marine ecosystems!
