The Ailing Planet-The Green Movement's Role Chapter 5th English Class 11th ( Hornbill ) Summary Explain

Introduction

• The Lesson, The Ailing Planet : The Green Movement's Role Focuses On The Deteriorating Health Of Earth
•  Because Of Human Being's Growing Lust To Exploit All Its Natural Resources.

Green Movement

• The Green Movement Started Nearly 35 Years Ago In 1972.
• Since Then, It Has Captured The Imagination Of Millions
• The World's First Nationwide Green Party Was Founded In New Zealand

New holistic view of the world 

• Green Movement Has Changed Our Concepts
• The Shift Is Very Positive
• Now We Have A Holistic View Of The World For The First Time There Is A Growing Worldwide Consciousness That The Earth Itself Is A Living Organism  

Sustainable Development 

• In 1987 The World Commission On Environment And Development Defined What Is Meant By Sustainable Development  
• It Means Human Development That Fulfills The Needs Of The Present Without Harming The Future Of Mankind.
• Man Shares The Earth With 1.4 Million Living Species  
• This Earth Has Become A Scorched Planet 
• Deserts Are Advancing Landscapes And The Environment Have Been Degraded 

Earth’s Main Biological Systems 

• Fisheries, Forests, Grasslands And Croplands Are The Four Main Biological Systems Of This Earth 
• They Are The Basis Of The Global Economic System .
• But These Basic Systems Are Being Threatened .
• They Are Reaching An Unsustainable Level 
• Production Has Fallen, Fisheries Have Been Ruined, Forests Are Disappearing 
• Grasslands Are Being Converted Into Wastelands 
• Croplands Are Not In Good Shape, Tropical Forests Are The Powerhouses Of Evolution, But These Face Extinction Also 

Forests Precede Mankind  

• Forests Precede Mankind Deserts Follow Them
• 50 Million Acres Of Tropical Forests Are Disappearing Every Year 
• The World Bank Estimates That A Fivefold Increase In Forest Plantation Is Needed To Cope With The Fuelwood Demand In The Coming Years 
• Actually, We Are Losing Forests At The Rate Of An Acre And A Half Every Second 
• According To A Government Report India Is Losing 3.7 Million Acres Of Forest Every Year 
• The Actual Loss Is Much Higher  

Development And Population 

• Education Spreads And Health Improves Fertility Falls As Income Rise 
• But Development Fails If The Population Grows More Children Does Not Mean More Workers But It Means More People Without Work So Poverty Continues  

Population Deteriorating Environment 

• Satellites And Aerial Surveys Conducted By The Uno Warn That The Environment Has Deteriorated So Badly That It Can Be Termed As Critical  
• The Growth Of World Population Is The Main Cause Of This The 20th Century Has Added About 3.7 Billions 
• The Present World Population Is Estimated As 5.7 Billion  (7.9 Billion In 2021)
• In Every Four Days The World Population Increases By 1 Million 
• The Choice Is Clear Either Control Population Or Perpetuate Poverty 

We Are Tenants 

• Margaret Thatcher Has Summed Up By Declaring That “No Generation Has A Freehold On This Earth All We Have Is A Life Tenancy”.
• As Lester Brown Says : “We Have Not Inherited This Earth From Our Forefathers We Have Borrowed It From Our Children   
• It Is Not Only The Question Of The Survival Of Human Race But Also Of The Planet Earth 

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