Summary Of Sustainability By Allie Sibole

The Earth is a unique planet since it is the only planet so far that is known to fully support life. Earth has many living organisms on it that it supports. Without it, there would be nothing. Just an empty planet like the rest. The reason for this is because of the history of Earth and the location of Earth in the Solar System. The Earth is at the perfect distance away from the sun such that it is not too cold or too hot. There is one problem with the Earth, however. There is only one and the population of humans may create a problem. Thus, resources are being used up that only the Earth can produce. Eventually, animals may go extinct and landscapes destroyed because of human attempting to use everything for their own benefits. There are people,

Every living organism depend on it, but many humans do not know that yet. By understanding what Earth provides, people will recognize their dependence on nature. Allie Sibole knows this and in The Ethics of Sustainability, it explains that “[r]ecognition of that dependence is critical to understand why it is ethically necessary to act in the interests of the Earth as the foundation of [their] lives and a source of greatness in and of itself.” If more people realize that they are dependent on Earth, they will be more willing to help it in any way they can. Since humans can’t produce anything naturally that they can use daily, they need resources from somewhere which is Earth. Allie Sibole in the same article talks about how “[human] relationship with the planet is one of lopsided exploitation, in which [they] take while the planet gives.” Once again, this is an example of human dependence on Earth since they take what the planet gives. With recognizing dependence on Earth, people can use up less resources so that they only need to use one Earth instead of

If species in a biosphere goes extinct, the biosphere itself may be destroyed. A biosphere relies on the organisms just like a family would. In Animal Extinction – The Greatest Threat to Mankind, by Julia Whitty, it explains how “[t]he loss of even one species irrevocably changes the desert (or the tundra, rainforest, prairie, coastal estuary, coral reef, and so on) as [they] know it, just as the loss of each human being changes his or her family forever.” If even one species goes extinct, the region will change and may even destroy the region and the biosphere. When one species dies out, it can influence other species since they may depend on the extinct species. In the same article, it talks about how “extinctions lead to co-extinctions because most living things on Earth support a few symbionts, while keystone species influence and support myriad plants and animals.” Since species rely on each other, a domino effect can take place and lead to even more extinctions if a species dies out. If one species falls, the domino effect could take place and the biosphere may become destroyed so preventing animal extinction is key to prevent