The existence of a lion makes sense only in the Savannah, like that of an orang-utan or a tiger in a forest. To destroy their territory is to destroy them. African elephants travel naturally hundreds of kilometres, for them the borders that humans have set do not make sense. Hedgehogs adapt well to gardens, but with difficulty the scarcity of their prey. As for bees and other pollinators, their populations are collapsing as a consequence of a multitude of our activities which, combined with each other, are at the origin of a large-scale environmental disaster.
Humans versus Nature?
In their expansion, human populations encroach a little more each day on the territory of animals. More fields, more roads, more houses, more industrial zones ... The original nature is concreted, deforested, fragmented, impoverished, polluted. For animals that depend on it, adaptation is not always possible. A simple road may be a dangerous obstacle, if not insurmountable, and prevent migration and reproduction. Forced to be too close to humans, conflicts multiply: elephants that destroy fields, lions attacking cattle, baboons invading homes. For many, deprived of their natural habitat, unable to feed or reproduce normally, it is extinction that looms.
Forests and oceans at the heart of the concerns
Countless lives depend on tropical forests, those of the animals, which cannot exist elsewhere, and those of the humans whose lives depend on it. Beyond that, forests are the green lungs of the planet and their role in climate regulation is crucial. The ocean is no less important, the blue lung, the cradle of life, innumerable existences depend on it. It also plays a central role in the balance of the planet.
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What possible future is there?
Deforestation, pollution (chemical and sound) and ocean acidification are the consequences of unreasonable human activity. Strongly linked to global warming, this destruction of territories impacts not only directly all those who live there but also all living beings on the planet. It is part of a global problem of overexploitation of resources, but is also closely linked to livestock farming and overfishing. Thus, preserving forests and oceans, involves rethinking our lifestyles and consumption in depth.
