Environment and the Law
... There is no money to go into improving the environment. If all of the third world countries are unable to participate in cleaning up the environment then the efforts of the rest of the world have less impact. ... Solving the problem of the deteriorating environment requires money, which is what most countries are lacking. ... The first is that the environment is being ruined in order for countries to pay off their debt. ... Animal overgrazing, over-cultivating, deforestation, and improper irrigation further ruin Africa’s environment (worldbank. ... If all world debt were abolished, then all countries would have the opportunity to improve their standard of living, which in turn would improve the environment. ... With education, people will have more knowledge on how the environment is being harmed, and what can be done to prevent that harm. ... With education they will be able to get more out of the land and they will be able to use it in a way so that the environment can sustain itself. ... Without education, valuable land, as well as a piece of the environment, is destroyed. Eliminating all debt would free up money that could be put towards healthcare and education in order to preserve the environment. ... These countries are using all of their natural resources to pay off their debt while depleting the environment and still requiring financial aid in order to feed their population. It is a cycle that will eventually end when the natural resources run out and there is nothing left of our environment. ... To take another look at environment versus money, implementing the Kyoto Protocol raises many problems.