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including plants and their killing is considered a sin. Muslims also do not support the killing of animal for food. The holy book of christian mention's that our god is the same god, this earth is precious to him and to harm the earth is to heap contempt on its creator'. All things therefore, that you want other to do to you, you also must like wise do to them (Mathew 7:12) Man wanton almost frivolous destruction of the wild kingdom is gros; abuse of the trust given by God (Genesis 1 : 28) Thus the idea of ecodevelopment-development without destruction is being emphasised.
Several national and interactional organisations are working hard in this line. Some of them can be cited as examples, viz. World wide Fund, International Union for Conservation of Natu Natural Resources, Rare Animal Relief (RARE), Young People Trust for Endangered Species (YPTES), Friends of Earth, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) etc, Most of the countries have established Ministries for Environment, Natural Resources and Conservation, etc., so as to fastern the work in this direction.
Conclusion
The health of global systems is vital to the future of our planet, and is of great concern to us as educated class of the society. The future needs of the society will be well served, if we change our short-term mentality and focus attention on long-term considerations including a sound attitude in the use of all our resources. The Rights' of future generations have to be preserved. They have a right to an uncontaminated and undamaged earth and to its enjoyment as the ground of human history, culture and social bonds.
We begin with the notion, that humanity must urgently change its perspective on natural environment, which envelops us, which compose us, which nourishes us. The human ingenuity which brought technological advances, now threatened our life systems. The corporate passion for profits, which has made our lives easier, now threatened to diminish Earth's treasury of natural beauty, which gives meaning and joy to life.
What can be done ? The answer lies in education, i c., in providing information to public, so that within another generation, humanity will recognise its role as protector and participant in nature, and not conqueror. I believe change begins at the local level, the social values and policies transfer from person to person, community to community. The practing of 3 R's formula is a good way to conserve energy i.e. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle the things.
Now the question arises about the type and quality of education,
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