Improvements for the Environment

With so much happening in the world it can be easy to forget about the well being of our earth. However, big things have been happening over seas for improving the quality of our planet and all the natural inhabitants that make up it. Kate Wilson, a writer for The New York Times wrote, "A few months after Lloyd reported on the Swiss government's conclusion that plants have rights the Ecuadorian population went one step further and voted to change their constitution to proclaim that nature has the right to the maintenance and regeneration of its vital cycles, structure, functions and evolutionary processes"(Wilson). People are starting to recognize the importance of nature and are fighting for its rights. Without humans fighting for protections for things like ecosystems and animals, it is very easy for them to get misused. Humans can be very selfish and are more concerned about their needs. This causes them to forget about the big picture. Without protecting and preserving our environment we run the risk of destroying everything. People tend to take more than they need and leave a whole lot of waste. In order for life to go on we need to respect it and give it the chance to happen naturally. Without the earth we are nothing. Therefore, it is about time that people start demanding rights for nature. We should follow the examples of Switzerland and Ecuador because this is the direction we need to head in in order to help improve the well being of our world. By making small steps like these we can help prepare for a brighter future.