The world is in a stage of cultural development and sparkling inventions. The Earth is an extraordinary planet that has given us everything. From tiny rice grain in your food to the most massive boulder, all resources we can imagine are present on the Earth. But, as humans are developing, a change that is much worse than any calamity, is also occurring. The Earth and its resources are deteriorating.

You might wonder how?
Or

Why did this happen?

And

How can this affect us?

All living organisms respire taking in oxygen. Oxygen is an essential thing for any biotic component. We humans too need this magical element. Ironically, even though we are superior to every creature on the Earth, we are not capable of producing oxygen. Of all of mother nature’s creations, plants alone can produce oxygen.

These humble organisms are not gifted with motion, yet they provide us with most of the things. The trees and plants are producers of paper, furniture, and our primary sources of food. They are the base ingredient for survival and the basic necessity for thriving.

Although plants may seem abundant, they are not. During our ancestors’ time, there were plants on almost all of the land. Due to this abundance, we started misusing them. As industrialisation brought development, we not only used plants, we also cleared forests to build cities. During that time too, there was not much to worry about. Trees were still abundant, but now the world faces a critical shortage of trees wherein almost 50% of all the trees ever present are cut down, to build factories and grow crops. When you cut down trees, the soil is exposed leading to desertification. It is the process in which due to flooding the nutrients in the soil get washed away and the area becomes a desert.

The crisis at the moment is not about cutting trees down. It is about planting others in their place. When we cut a tree down and use it, we must also substitute it to maintain balance in the food chain. When the producers’ population goes down, the primary consumers (herbivores) do not have enough food; hence their population decreases, those apex predators at the top of the food chain (such as ourselves) rely on herbivores for food. When herbivores die, even we are not able to obtain nutrition, and so we may have to even resort to cannibalism, therefore ending life on Earth.

The Earth is filled with wonders, some natural and other human-made, but the most wondrous things given to us are plants. They provide almost all the resources we require, yet we do not treat them with respect it deserves. For every tree, you cut down plant another and remain green forever! Stop the grey coloured epidemic spreading through continents plaguing all the organisms and replace it with the colour that has forever created a distinct identity for earth: Green. We will plant more trees and make sure humans are here to stay, and not one obstacle may deter their way.

Go Green, keep the world clean!

By- Pranav H, 7C

I am Pranav from class 7C. I am twelve years old. I like to write stories, poems, and articles. I also like to play football and read novels. I like Harry Potter the most. When I’m not reading, writing or playing football, I like to spend time with my brother.