Introduction.

Keeping the environment clean is very important for many reasons. It helps in the preservation of biodiversity, help foster a healthier ecosystem, reduce pollution and adverse effects on climate change and promote overall well-being of humans and other creatures (wildlife).

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Why I love nature.

Nature is a very beautiful thing and it's easy to fall in love with because of some of the reasons I will list below.

* Nature is Beautiful:

The beauty of Nature's landscape is breathtaking. The beauty of nature can be seen in the mountains, lush forests, rivers, majestic mountains etc.

* Environmental stewardship:

When you love Nature, you will see need to protect and preserve it for generations to come.

* Harmony and balance.

All the elements of Nature operates in harmony among her elements.

* Seasonal changes:

With the changing seasons, nature undergoes constant transmission.

Why should one keep his environment clean?

Keeping our environment clean is a must because of it's importance to our health, well being and our planet.
Bellow are more reasons why we should keep our environment clean.

* Human health:

An environment that is clean directly helps promote quality and healthy human health. To achieve this, we must cultivate proper waste disposal qualities, and pollution control. This will help reduce our exposure to respiratory problems and diseases which are normally caused by exposure to pollutants.

* Aesthetic and recreational values:

When our environment is clean, it helps enhance the beauty of the landscape. When recreational and leisure places are clean, it helps for enhanced leisure moments, this helps improve higher quality of life. These places may include the parks and beaches.

* Pollution reduction:

When we keep our environment clean, we minimize environmental pollution. These may include; air, water and soil pollution, this will inturn maximize the well-being of inhabitants.

* Mental and physical well-being:

When our environment is clean, it creates an environment that supports our mental and physical well-being.

* Mitigation of climate change:

A clean environment contributes in the fight against carbon emissions and the fight against climate change.

* Clean and healthy environment promotes sustainable practices:

When our environment is clean and healthy, it promotes environmentally friendly practices which spans on for a long term.

* Promotes the health of the ecosystem:

A good environment helps maintain a balanced ecosystem, supporting key ecological processes.

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Implications of not keeping ones environment clean.

When one fails to keep his environment clean, it can result to lots of detrimental implication, which may include;

* Health risks:

When the environment is polluted, it can lead to increased prevalence of respiratory diseases and waterborne diseases just to mention a few.

* Imbalance of the ecosystem:

If our environment is not clean, it means disruption of natural processes. This will inturn lead to imbalances, affecting the ecosystem.

* Impact on climate change:

Continued environmental degradation contributes to climate change which has severe consequences. These consequences may include;

• Extreme weather events.
• Rising temperature.
• Rise of sea level.

* Contamination of the soil and water:

When we don't keep our environment clean by disposing wastes indiscriminately, the sources of water we drink are contaminated, it can further degrade soil quality.

* Resources depletion:

When natural resources are overexploited without sustainable practices, it can lead to depletion of resources which certainly will affect future generations.

* Economic cost:

When we fail to keep our environment clean, there will be an increased expenses due to environmental related illnesses. Moreso, when ecosystem services is lost, it can impose economic burdens on the society.

* Social disparities:

When our environment is degraded and not properly taken care of, our communities become vulnerable which also causes social inequalities.

Conclusion.

Nature plays a very vital role in supporting human existence, sustaining life, contributing to overall existence and adaptability in our societies.

I will conclude this post with a some pictures from my cleaning excercise for 31st December 2021.

Special thanks to;
@cleanplanet
@solarisfuture
@cleanyourcity
@resonator.