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Protecting the Environment: Key Insights

This document discusses the importance of environmental protection and education. It notes that as populations and industrialization increase, natural resources are being depleted rapidly. Both governments and individuals have a duty to protect the environment as it is economically better than cleaning up damage after the fact. The document also discusses some limitations, noting that while laws have been created, sustainable development is still out of reach. Indigenous communities play an important role in environmental sustainability but lack of education limits their potential. The methodology will involve interviews with local officials and reviewing existing studies on the topic.

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Protecting the Environment: Key Insights

This document discusses the importance of environmental protection and education. It notes that as populations and industrialization increase, natural resources are being depleted rapidly. Both governments and individuals have a duty to protect the environment as it is economically better than cleaning up damage after the fact. The document also discusses some limitations, noting that while laws have been created, sustainable development is still out of reach. Indigenous communities play an important role in environmental sustainability but lack of education limits their potential. The methodology will involve interviews with local officials and reviewing existing studies on the topic.

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Significance

In today’s world because of industrialization and increasing population, the natural

resources has been rapidly utilized and our environment is being increasingly degraded by human

activities, so we need to protect the environment. It is not only the duty of government but also the

people to take active role for protecting the environment, so protecting our environment is

economically more viable than cleaning it up once, it is damaged. Environmental awareness is an

integral part of the movement’s success. By teaching our friends and family that the physical

environment is fragile and indispensable we can begin fixing the problems that threaten it. The
importance to clarify modern environmental concept like how to conserve biodiversity; To know

the more sustainable way of living; To use natural resources more efficiently; and to know the
interrelationship between organisms in populations and communities.

Limitations

Despite fact that the government has taken initiatives towards developing and protecting

the lands of public domain and its natural resources, through the implementation of different laws,

Sustainable development is still out of reach. The indigenous communities have their own roles in

maintaining environmental sustainability which were emphasized in the 1992 Rio de Janeiro Earth

Summit Conference (UNEP, 2008) . This is because these communities are the closest to nature

and the natural world as they depend on nature as their main source of economic livelihood.
Therefore, it is crucial that the indigenous people are educated and given the knowledge to regulate

their behavior to avoid being manipulated or exploited by unscrupulous parties. Due to

modernization, the indigenous people have adjusted their lifestyles and experienced behavioral

changes. Years ago, they had to tap the abundant natural resources from the forests for their own

basic needs. However, due to external demands from various parties and monetary advantages,

they are exploited for commercial gains. They are being manipulated in order to commercialize

natural resources. The lack of well-established method of environmental education limits the full
potential of saving mother earth. This paper may not sufficiently address the present-day problems
that pertains to the degradation of our natural resources but it may at least awaken us that our

existing laws must find its way to be executed strictly and effectively at the same time provides
for the necessaries of the people.

Methodology

In order to satisfy the objectives of this paper, the authors will be conducting interviews

with the head of PENRO-BENGUET. Most of the important data and information shall be based
on the files and existing studies in relation with the topic.

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