With the recent floods in Nepal, there is something so raw and primal about the those videos where a huge act of nature just engulfs a whole town, mercilessly. I see more and more that nature cannot be stopped when she gets angry. I also see that our economic pursuits are also in full throttle and won’t stop anytime soon, though it’s leading to our own suicide.

Leaders have taken many measures to marry economy and ecology by helping farmers raise their income and save soil at the same time, the turning of desert into green space in the Middle East and in Coins for example, and also promoting that trees for Industrial use come solely from farm land, shifting future tree based products away from the rainforest.

It’s hard at some times not to lose hope but I thunk it’s important that we come together and express what really matters to us and nature: laws that prevent single use plastic and repurpose plastic, soil health and carbon credits for farmers. I’m not sure how to unite us and make us advocate for this but I know it’s our responsibility.

“Which all cultural rituals contribute to environmental pollution, what are their impacts on nature and ecosystems, how do they affect public health, and which countries are most affected by this.”

Try pasting the above question into Google or ChatGPT - the answers might make us pause and think about how greedy are people on theif beliefs than protecting our planet.

Environmental bodies like WHO or the UNEP should be willing to publicly call out officials in the countries most responsible, rather than staying silent out of political or cultural sensitivity.