Forum 1.7 - Act Now or Forever Hold Your Peace

1/31/2019

Central Question: Why is an understanding of human forces necessary in ecology?

Guiding Thought Question: In terms of trying to protect and restore biological areas is it better to have humans actively involved in the process or to have the environment correct itself naturally? At What point should humans get involved?

Today's Learning Objective: Students will discuss the factors that influence the extinction of species as connected to the increase in global warming and look at how humans can have positive and negative effects on the environment.

6 Comments

Maddy Ghost

1/31/2019 11:58:42 am

I would love to believe that the environment can correct itself but it can't. There is too much damage in a short amount of time. We have destroyed the oceans, atmospheres, forests, and more in the span of a couple 100 years. We are growing through the process of climate change that usually takes thousands of years to happen but it now happening in decades. The environment can not handle our destructive force. Which is why it is humanity's duty to set things right. You break it you fix it because no one else is going to step in and do it for us. We haven't just crossed a line, we leaped over it and sprinted away from it. It's time for us to retrace our steps.

Pineapple

1/31/2019 12:24:57 pm

I think humans should be allowed to restore biological areas they are seriously damaged. As long as humans are not doing damage to it or restoring it for the benefit of humans.

Kinlee

1/31/2019 12:26:19 pm

it would be nice if the environment could correct itself but I feel like we already have messed it up and now it is our duty to correct what we have messed up and try to do what we can to undo our wrongs to the best of our abilities

Sweden

1/31/2019 12:37:32 pm

Since we have already damaged the environment, we should have a part in restoring it. In some areas, we have damaged the environment so much that it would be impossible for it to grow back on its own. If there isn't much damage, people should step back and allow it to grow back on its own without any interference.

1/31/2019 12:42:50 pm

i think that " human" can help but with to much help that can cause a lot of problems and they may put there own ideas in

Bailey

1/31/2019 12:50:01 pm

Humans should be allowed to help an area if the area needs it, but if nothing is wrong with the area don’t mess with it.

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