Forests and Wildlife

I agree with what Ning Huan said as if people know the consquences of what they are doing they may stop wasting the natural resources and start saving the earth

What Franco Moschino quote is true as we are not only destroying the environment by trying to meet the human desire, but we are destroying ourselves without knowing it.

Our actions of polluting the environment has come to a point that global warming could not be stop at all. All these continuous burning of forests and fossil fuels for our own needs has only cause global warming to quicken instead of slowing it down. Humans will also have a high price to pay for their own actions. If we pollute the air, the damage we make on the atmosphere will only expose us more to the sun's harmful rays and this can lead to skin cancer. In some places, there will be drought and some will have flash floods as the sea level rises. However, the animals will also be affected eventhough they did nothing wrong. This is really unfair as some even pay with its life for the human's selfish acts. Some of the species of animals are not able to adapt to the rapid change in environment that their species become extinct. Besides that, weather changes can create more natural disaster to occur and this will only cause more deaths and endanger our lifes.

If we continue to destroy the environment, the future generations might not be able to enjoy what we have today. They might also pick up the habit of polluting the environment from us. So, its better to start saving the earth today and save the earth for the future generations.

To be in fashion today means to be extremely aware of the damage that we are capable of inflicting on nature, our planet and ourselves…’ – Franco Moschino

I agree with what Franco Moschino had said. We the humans have done too much damages to the Earth. We have been using fossil fuels faster than it can be replaced. Within a few decades, all the fossil fuels will run out, by the time, we will have to depends entirely on renewable resources such as solar energy,geothermal energy and hydroelectric energy etc.Burning of fossil fuels had caused global warming, which melts the ice at the North and South pole.This caused the animals there to die.Firstly because the ice caps will melts and the animals will have no place to roomed freely.Secondly, the animals there may not be able to adapt to the warm temperature. Burning of fossil fuels will also caused air pollution. Acid rain will be formed if they is air pollution. Acid rain can destroyed trees and buildings.

Deforestation is another damage that we the human have caused. Humans have cut down too many trees and this caused animals to loss their natural habitat.Some of the species may extinct before they were found. There will be soil erosion as there were no trees to hold on to the soil.Many places that were once forest have become desert because of soil erosion.Trees also provide us with oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide. Without them, we will all die. The whole human civilization will collapse. Most importantly, the Earth will get damage up to a certain level before it die.All the organism on Earth will die.

I agree with what Foo Siang said. As the animals lose their habitats they can hardly survive and most of them will either starve to death or die of some other causes. If this continues, the animals living in the forest which is once considered as common will turn extinct one day and will be lost forever only found in books and pictures, not in reality.

To be in fashion today means to be extremely aware of the damage that we are capable of inflicting on nature, our planet and ourselves…’ – Franco Moschino

I agree with what Franco Moschino said. Nowadays, people just waste our Earth's natural resources without even thinking what are the consequences. In order just to get enough land to build buildings for industrial or homing purposes, they cut down so many trees before new trees could sprout. And to clear the trees, they started to burn them and caused forest fires that lead to a haze which when people inhale it, they will get ill. So in the end they are just hurting their own kind and inflicting damage to the Earth. When our fossil fuels run out, we have to rely on energy such as hydroelectric energy and others just to provide enough energy for ourselves. When we keep on burning our fossil fuels, we have caused more global warming which warmed up the Earth and cause the glaciers at the North and South poles which in creased the water level in the sea and can also cause floods in certain countries that can take lives, property and crops away. By the time when we realised what we did wrong, it would be too late already. So we should start conserving energy now and try to recycle, reuse and reduce!!

Ganesh(30)
unitysec09_14 Yesterday at 9:23 am

.I agree with Franco Moschino because what he is telling is the truth.We humans are destroying the forest for our own selfish reasons and this will benefit us only for a short term and not for the long run.We will only realise our mistakes when we get to know what impact we have on this fragile Earth.So we shold try to preserve Earth as this our ONLY HOM

I agree with Ganesh as Earth is the only place where we can live in.We , humans , only think about the present but we do not think about the future. We use up all the resources without even realising that they are destroying resources.We should learn how to conserve them and not only think about us but also about the future generation.

Vishnu Varathan(38)
unitysec09_14 on Sat Aug 29, 2009 5:46 pm

.I agree with Nabihah as she said that The profit or benefit can be only felt during a short period of time but the negative effects can be felt forever. We must take precautions before the matter gets worse. Nabihah also said that We must play our part in preserving our Earth. If we do not play our part the world will get destroyed.

I agree with Vishnu.We are the only one who can save the Earth.Whatever we do the impact will be on us and it can be very hard to take it.So we should start from now...It's better to start now than regretting later [/color]

I agree with what Nabihah said"The profit or benefit can be only felt during a short period of time but then the negative effects can affect us as a whole in the long run. So why must we take such risk just to enjoy non-lasting benefit ? We must realised that any action we take,that results harming nature, can affect human being as a WHOLE."The happiness that we might get to be in fashion will only last for a while.We humans should not be selfish and think of the consequences that might happen just because we want to be in fashion.

I agree with what Ganesh said"We humans are destroying the forest for our own selfish reasons and
this will benefit us only for a short term and not for the long run.We
will only realise our mistakes when we get to know what impact we have
on this fragile Earth.So we shold try to preserve Earth as this our
ONLY HOME."Earth is our only home,we should treasure it.Humans are not the only living things on Earth.There are so many more species living on Earth ;so we should not be selfish and behave like we own the Earth.Some animal species have already become extinct and more are expected to be extinct in the future.We should think about the other living things and not be self-minded.

I agree what Franco Moschino said "To be in fashion today means to be extremely aware of the damage that we are capable of inflicting on nature, our planet and ourselves."People just wasted natural fuels for electricity or other uses easily and not thinking if it will affect our planet or the pollution of air.There will be global warming if the people still continued to burn natural fuels and in the end,it will be us who suffered. :

I agree with what Jin Kai said "In order just to get enough land to build buildings for industrial or homing purposes, they cut down so many trees before new trees could sprout. And to clear the trees, they started to burn them and caused forest fires that lead to a haze which when people inhale it, they will get ill. So in the end they are just hurting their own kind and inflicting damage to the Earth." as it is true that they are causing damage to the Earth only for their own benefits.

Username : Nabihah(12)
Part 2

I agree with most of you who said that you agree with Franco Moschino. I think that what he said make sense.
We should be concern about the Earth conditions and take actions. Every act we do will have an impact to the Earth. We as human beings , living on Earth should be responsoble for our actions. It does not matter if we are living on other planets , but it matters if we are living on Earth and also depending on it. Simple act such as recycling papers , throwing rubbish to the respective rubbish bins (not litter anywhere) can help the Earth to be "healthy" and not polluted. Every act to "save" the Earth from being "destroyed" makes a diffrence.

But nowdays human activities have bring negative impacts to the ecosystems. For example , deforestations.
Deforestation is the act of clearing away the forest to get wood , land for farming or building. Through this process, many habitats of plants and animals have been destroyed. Plants are important to help remove carbon dioxide and produce oxygen. This is so that both of them are balanced. Many organisms are also becoming extinct because of the same reason (this can cause disruptions in food web).

When human beings clear forest by creating forest fires , wood which burns produce carbon dioxide,carbon monoxiode (Carbon monoxide is very poisonous) and a lot of smoke. This results in air pollutions. Not only that , it can also cause global warming (which is happening now,this very minute) as there are larger amounts of carbon dioxide in the air. Carbon dioxide traps heat and is also known as greenhouse gase. Hence, temperature of the atmosphere increases (this is called global warming).

Global warming cause the rise of the sea levels as more ice in the Artic and other parts of Earth is melting. Increase of the temperature can turn many part of Earth to desert and cause climate changes. Negative effects of global warming can be written down in a never-ending list.

It is very sad to see global warming happening on our Earth now. Thus , we must straight away take action and raise awareness to stop such human activities that are destroying our Earth.

Play our part in saving Earth , cause Earth is our one and only home !

I agree with the quote 'To be in fashion today means to be extremely aware of the damage that we are capable of inflicting on nature, our planet and ourselves…’ by Franco Moschino

People these days are always thinking about their own needs without thinking about the consequences leading to their actions and how it may affect others and the Earth such as creating forest fire, which was mentioned by Nabihah earlier. In order to have fertile and a new piece of land, farmers put their land on fire and this is certainly not thinking of others because the harmful gas produced can damage the Earth. Other than that, people nowadays are too used to the modern world. Whenever we feel warm, we tend to switch on the air-conditioner instead of the fan. The reason to this action is that air-conditioners are better than fan as it is much cooler in a sense that it is much effective in making us feel cool. This reason is totally ridiculous. We human beings should each play a part in saving the Earth

'To be in fashion today means to be extremely aware of the damage that we are capable of inflicting on nature, our planet and ourselves…’ - Franco Moschino

What Franco Moschino said was absolutely correct. For example, we burn fossil fuels to have electricity for our own uses. More and more electricity are being used today as there are more electrical appliances. But some of us actually waste this energy without even realising it. Think what will happen if all the resources are being used up one day. What will become of us? So start saving, not wasting. Save the nature, our planet and most importantly.....ourselves.

I also agree of what hanisah said. 'People nowadays are too used to the modern world. Whenever we feel warm, we tend to switch on the air-conditioner instead of the fan.' Air-conditioners consume more energy than electrical fans does and this results in...wastage. Why switch on the air-conditioner when you have an electrical fan? The main purpose of both items is just to keep us cool and not warm, right? If you switch on the air-conditioner when you go to sleep at night, it's fine. But try to keep it around 25 degrees Celcius as it saves more energy. Once again, save the Earth. It's 'for you and for me and the entire human race.'(quoted from one of mj's songs)

I agree with what Hanisah had said. Living in comfort is not really important. What's more important is to ensure that Earth will survive continuosly !

I totally agree with the quote by Franco Moschino-'To be in fashion today means to be extremely aware of the damage that we are capable of inflicting on nature, our planet and ourselves…’

People nowadays are being too self-minded to think about others as they only care about catching up with fashion, style, etc. In countries like Singapore, people are very busy and often seen rushing and does not even have time to seat down and reflect about what they are doing are obviously causing damage to the Earth and of course, they don’t realize that they are also not sparing a thought for themselves! If the Earth is ‘destroyed’, we too, will also perish together with the Earth!

Well, not only that, the innocent ones (the wildlife animal & creatures) will also have to share the burden with the people. The population of the number of people has increased significantly so, the trees have to be cut down in order to build high-rise buildings for people to live in and also to build offices, etc. When the trees are being cut down from the forest, wildlife animals & creatures will have no place to live in, they cannot find food to eat, and soon, this leads to the extinction of the wildlife animals & creatures.

People, we really ought to start conserving, so that we can help to SaVE ALL!!!!!!!!!!
& HELP decrease global warming .NOT stop global warming because global warming can’t be stopped. It can only be decreased because Global warming is not the result of a natural climatic adjustment but it is a quantifiable set of environmental results that are in addition to any normal changes in climate. REMEMBER THE 3Rs “Reduce, Reuse , Recycle.’’ Make the world a better place for everyone to live in!!!Be fair to yourselves & others!!!

I agree with what Nabihah has written-''But nowdays human activities have bring negative impacts to the ecosystems. For example , deforestations.
Deforestation is the act of clearing away the forest to get wood , land for farming or building. Through this process, many habitats of plants and animals have been destroyed. Plants are important to help remove carbon dioxide and produce oxygen. This is so that both of them are balanced.''

People clear away forest in order to manufacture paper(from the trees) ,to have more space to build high rise buildings to live in ,etc and this can destroy the habitats of the wildlife living in the forest.People shoulds feel ashamed of themselves for destrying the habitats of the innocent wildlife...
& what's more,the population of wildlife will decrease and soon,become extinct...This is really going to be a sad thing if people continue to think only about themselves..........

I agree with what Franco Moschino had said . Many people are using the natural resources than it can be produced and some cannot be produced again.An example is that man are cutting trees faster than it can grow back.Sometimes they do not even need to cut down the trees for their needs but to earn more money. But when they do this, they forget how much they had use this natural resources. So if they start to realised their mistakes and everyone start to play a part, the natural resources can be used longer.

I totally agree with Franco Moschino. We,people, are using the natural resourses on Eath without even thinking that they will be used up one day. Man think that natural resourses are abundant and will not even think of recycling them in a way that they should use fan instead of air-conditions during a warm day. We can use public transport if we are travelling a short distance. This would cause less pollutions to the environment and also to save the Earth. Earth I agree with what Hanisah had said. Living in comfort is not really important. What's more important is to ensure that Earth will survive continuosly. Also, to have a better living conditions for our children to have in the future. Even a small part like switching off the lights and fans when not in use,you can already save the earth. If everyone does a small part, Earth soon last very long and many people will get to enjoy the warmness of the Earth.

Like what alvin said, being fashionable does not mean that you must wear the lastest design clothings, handbags etc. You can be in the fashion by just saving the earth. You can even encourage people to take part in activities like tree planting in the neighbourhood. If everyone in singapore plants a tree, we will have 4.5 millions trees along the road, housing estates and even the botanic garden. Maybe we should plant at the president's house, to make it more lifer and staring at the documents everyday.

I agree with what Bi Guang said , that we can take part in activities such as tree planting in our own neighbourhood. It does not only helps the Earth's atmosphere to be more balanced but it can strenghten our relationships with our neighbours. Together , one small act can cause big changes !