Responsibility of human’s towards other living beings.
Responsibility is the fact of being accountable to someone or something, likewise as human beings (the dominant species ) being a part of this whole ecosystems not only the advantage of controlling the environment but also holds us accountable for the impacts. But are we human’s considering them? Are we working on them? Rather do we even have an idea what the responsibility is? So hence my topic will be dealing with the responsibility of an individual human and responsibilities of the humankind towards other species which are animals, plants, rivers, sea etc. And what way are we currently dealing with it and what way we actually should.
• So what are these responsibility of human towards other living beings?
For instance, let’s keep it quite clear that the universe works with giving and take if we are talking something we need to give in return and if we don’t opt to do that there are consequences. So stating the responsibility point-wise it would go
1. If we are taking wood for the paper it is our responsibility that in return we need to plant more trees.
2. If we are using plastic even after knowing it’s an adverse consequence it is our responsibility to recycle them.
3. If we are using waterways as transport it is our responsibility to take proper measures to protect sea life.
4. Of we are emitting carbon dioxide it is our responsibility to plant more trees and increase oxygen.
So the problem of development arises when these responses are under looked hence the major problems would like to highlight are Deforestation, Animal cruelty, Endangered Species, carbon dioxide and plastic waste.
• why don’t we obey our responsibilities?
Starting from a scientific point of view it seems that we should focus on first and foremost on our own survival and prosperity, even if it means leaving this planet devoid of life. In terms of evolution, the only purpose of life is to survive and continue to survive for as long as possible. Even if we take into account our added concept of happiness, what seems to matter is that we, as a species, are happy. But what we are not under response that the harm or less we think about other species the more it is revolting against us, not now not currently but surely and the results of years of ignorance are been seen in the recent decade.
• What are the approaches to fulfil the responsibilities
There are various approaches with respect to the individual’s problems to state in points like
1. To reduce plastic – ban plastic production, avoid plastic consumption in the unnecessary mode, recycle the used plastic, reuse until damage and many more.
2. To reduce carbon dioxide- CDR methods include afforesting, agricultural practices that sequester carbon in the soils, bio-energy with carbon capture and storage, ocean fertilization enhanced weathering, and direct air capture when combined with storage.
3. Approaches to protecting endangered species -Scientists tell us the best way to protect endangered species is to protect the special places where they live. Wildlife must have places to find food, shelter and raise their young. Logging, oil and gas drilling, over-grazing and development all result habit destruction.
4. Approaches to stop animal cruelty-Be a responsible pet owner,
Be an example of kindness to other pets, Intervene if you witness animal cruelty.
Report animal cruelty, abuse or neglect,
Teach your children to have respect for animals,
Demand stricter laws for the protection of animals.
5. Approaches to stop deforestation- Plant a Tree where you can, Go paperless at home and in the office, Buy recycled products and then recycle them again,
Buy certified wood products, Support the products of companies that are committed to reducing deforestation.
• What are the success stories, are there any responsible individuals and organizations dealing with these problems?
It would wrong if I say the whole humankind is resisting the responsibilities which are not so because there are individuals, organizations and government trying to make a change, trying to develop the idea of responsibly amongst people or set an example like- success stories
The Chipko Andolan or the Chipko movement is a movement that practiced methods of Satyagraha where both male and female activists from Uttarakhand played vital roles, including Gaura Devi, Suraksha Devi, Sudesh Devi, Bachni Devi and Chandi Prasad Bhatt, Virushka Devi and others.
Saalumarada Thimmakka, also known as Aalada Marada Timakka, is an Indian environmentalist from the state of Karnataka, noted for her work in planting and tending to 385 banyan trees along a four-kilometre stretch of highway between Hulikal and Kuduro. She has also planted nearly 8000 other trees.
FIAPO was set up to bring activists and NGOs together, to be able to talk about issues on animal welfare, to set higher goals, achieve them and look at the factors that affected our success. The purpose of FIAPO is to help us find each other in a storm i.e. struggle for the animal rights movement.
PETA exposes animals suffering in laboratories, in the food industry, in the clothing trade, and in the entertainment industry.
The WWF is the world's leading animal conservation charity. One of the best known organizations that helps endangered species , WWF definitely deserves a place in our list. This globally known organization has been fighting for wildlife conservation since 1961
Created in 1948, The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is a membership union composed of both government and civil society organizations. It is the largest and organization that helps endangered species in the world including sea turtles, whales, polar bears and lions.
Carbon dioxide-Cool Effect is an organization on a mission to reduce carbon emissions through a variety of science-backed sustainable projects.
The Indian Government has made a voluntary international commitment to reduce the emissions intensity of its gross domestic product (GDP) by 20–25 per cent from 2005 levels by 2020.
Plastic waste - Plastic Pollution Coalition is a growing global alliance of more than 1,200 organizations, businesses, and thought leaders in 75 countries working toward a world free of plastic pollution and its toxic impact on humans, animals, waterways, the ocean, and the environment.
India has pledged to ban all single-use plastics by 2022. All offices of central and state governments and major PSUs have been told to prohibit single-use plastic products. India banned imports of solid plastic waste only in March this year.
Apart from these success stories, there are many people but not all who are carrying the responsibilities of humans towards other living beings.
• What are the various platform that covers these problems?!
Not every mainstream media platform talks about these responsibilities quite a few organization pages and study papers on the web give u the information and the reason they don’t talk is that the consumers of media don’t really intend to know as the mainstream media is commercialized. Yet there are places where u can see media support to these responsibilities-
Deforestation- Over the last few years, there has been a notable increase in the international media coverage of deforestation and its link to climate change – with an increase by two thirds in global coverage between 2014 and 2018 and a more than doubling between 2016 and 2018.
Animal cruelty- Activists investigations of animal cruelty expose the public to suffering that they may otherwise be unaware of, via an increasingly broad-ranging media. Most people discussed the media coverage with others afterwards but fewer than 10 % contacted politicians or wrote to newspapers. A social organization like Animal Aid in India has their public social media accounts where the not only share their success stories but also reach out to a large number of audience.
Carbon dioxide- Global Carbon Budget 2019
Carbon Dioxide. Emissions Hit a Record in 2019, Even as Coal Fades.
Plastic- WEF Brief Explores Opportunities for Circular Plastics Economy
Economic meltdown threatens Europe’s war on plastic.
• What is the final conclusion we get from the responsibilities of human towards other living beings?
responsibilities of human towards other living beings should be like any other responsibility that we carry as a member of a community or I would say the universal family the same we as we are accountable to our own family members and take their problems as our own.
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