“Happiness is to be with nature, to see it, to talk about it,” wrote Leo Tolstoy. But nature has changed since the time of Tolstoy and, alas, not for the better. There are fewer and fewer places on Earth that would not have been spoiled by human activities. Not only ecologists must fight for the purity and beauty of the surrounding world. Each person is able to at least slightly change the situation in which our nature is now.
Instructions
Step 1
Getting out into nature, be guided by one basic rule - "do not spoil". Of course, this primarily applies to garbage. There is a tradition among avid tourists: after yourself you need to leave the place as if you have never been here. Imagine: bags and plastic bottles take about 100 years to decompose! Plastic and polyethylene can be called "permanent" waste. The most dangerous thing is that they do not completely decompose, but break down into new toxic substances that accumulate in the soil and water. Try to take all the trash with you so that you can then throw it in a designated place.
Step 2
Cigarette butts also belong to garbage - for some reason, many believe that they can be thrown into the grass. Meanwhile, it is easy to guess that one cigarette butt contains many harmful substances that have a bad effect on the soil. Cigarette butts take a very long time to decompose - 12 years! Volunteers from environmental groups say that removing cigarette butts is the most difficult. It is best to have a separate container with liquid during a picnic, where everyone can put out their cigarettes. It is also important for the prevention of forest fires, which are real natural disasters for many regions. Of course, then all the cigarette butts must be thrown into the trash cans.
Step 3
Fortunately, there are still volunteers who are not indifferent to the state of the surrounding nature. They organize various environmental campaigns. People are always needed at these events, so if you want to make your place of residence cleaner and more beautiful, join the ranks of volunteers. Often, volunteers have to do hard work - collecting piles of garbage, carrying heavy bags, but all this is compensated by the feeling of joy that you have done a truly important and useful job.
Step 4
Teach your children to protect nature. In early childhood, this can be expressed in the simplest things - you cannot throw candy wrappers on the road, only in the trash, it is undesirable to pick flowers and break tree branches. Such simple rules should become an absolute norm for a child, only then will he develop a respect for the environment for his whole life.
Step 5
If you use some natural resources during a hike or picnic (for example, drinking water from a spring, collecting firewood, fishing), try to do all this as correctly as possible. Do not take from nature more than what you need.
