Name: Paraiso, Reana S.

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Ecology is the study of the interactions between living species, such as people, and the
physical environment in which they live. The goal of ecology is to gain an understanding
of the fundamental connections that exist between plants, animals, and the surrounding
environment. The study of ecology contributes to the enhancement of our planet and is
essential to the health and well-being of humans. It reveals fresh information about the
interconnectedness of humans and the environment, which is essential for the
production of food, the maintenance of clean air and water, and the maintenance of
biodiversity in a climate that is changing.

First and foremost, I support the beliefs put out by well-known environmentalist Barry
Commoner, who argued for the four principles of ecology that serve as the basis for the
society in which we now find ourselves. Who, exactly, is Barry Commoner, and what
motivates his interest in ecology in the first place?

Dr. Barry Commoner, a cellular biologist, and professor at the time became famous for
his books The Closing Circle: Nature, Man, and Technology (1971) and Making Peace
with the Planet (1990). TIME magazine dubbed him “the Paul Revere of Ecology” in a
cover story from 1970. He lived from 1917 to 2012, reaching the ripe old age of 95,
during which time he made his mark on the world with the Four Laws of Ecology. He
was committed to educating the public about the value of ecological principles and their
relevance to our day via the ecology's canon of laws.

But before we go any further, let's clarify what we mean when we say "Ecology."
Ecology, as defined by the dictionary, is the study of the interactions between
organisms and their physical and chemical surroundings. And so, I believe that the
ecosphere may be described by a set of laws and that Commoners' Four Laws of
Ecology had specifically created the coherence within the ecological elements and
simplifying generalizations that are already clear and true with all the conditions we now
know.

Everything Is Connected To Everything Else

I agree with the first rule of ecology, which states that since all life on Earth exists inside
a single ecosphere, any change that has an impact on one part of the biosphere will
have repercussions on the others, much like a domino effect in a social system. The
events are a reflection of how life in the ecosphere is interconnected. Populations are
growing at an alarming rate, and the interactions between them are complicated by
factors such as their physicochemical environment and behavior. As an illustration of
this idea, consider the effects of environmental possibilism on human and nonhuman
animals in response to actual adaptations to competitive landscape shifts.

However, the influence of everyday activities or the impact of seasonal fluctuations in

weather and environmental agents which we now are experiencing often mask the
cycles in biological systems that are explicitly comparable to our own.

Everything Must Go Somewhere

Everything that has been taken from Earth has been recycled, and with the assistance
of today's technology, it has been transformed into new forms that we use in our
everyday lives, and maybe everyone is enjoying them. On the other hand, we are
discharging all trash into the ecosystem we live in without giving any thought to the fact
that everything we produce must be disposed of. A good example is the article's
suggestion that contemporary garbage is seen from a different angle so that it may be
included in the cycle process and the grid in some other way, as I have done.

Common law makes it very obvious that there is no such thing as trash in the natural
world or the competitive terrain, just material that may be recycled and reintroduced into
the system as a new resource. In the natural system that we have on Earth, for
instance, there are wastes emitted by one creature that is then ingested by another
organism. Based on what we learned in biology class, we may deduce that these
creatures exhaled carbon dioxide as waste products of their respiration. However, the
green plants in our environment rely on this waste product of respiration as a vital
nutrient in order to continue their life cycle. Plants, however, produce pure oxygen that
is then used by animals and, of course, humans. Animals, on the other hand, generate
organic waste that feeds decaying-organism bacteria throughout the recycling process.
Thus, once again from a biological perspective, the waste they produced is an inorganic
substance broken down into nitrate, phosphate, and carbon dioxide, which then serve
as a fertilizer for algae.

So this is the approach to combat the widespread belief, expressed as an irritation,

amongst coworkers that something unnecessary "goes away" once their garbage is
disposed of. Our biology teacher rationalized this movement of garbage from one
location to another by pointing out the impact of molecular shape change on living
systems.

Everything is always changing

Humanity is shaped in a world of hypocrisy by technical advancements that have

transformed our lives passionately and by ideas designed to enhance the state of the
natural environment in which we find ourselves. Commoner argues that the effects of
human activity on the environment, both good and harmful, are likely to outweigh any
benefits from the current environmental transformations.

This is because technical progress and avarice have important ecological

consequences, such as climate change, that must be handled. But the second law
applies in some manner. In particular, I admire the universal accessibility of nature's
methods of communication and the bounty it provides in the forms of food, clothes,
shelter, and security.

There Is No Such Thing as a Free Lunch

This legislation applies anywhere when it is prohibited to ask someone for anything for
free, yet we must work harder to get what we need in our hypocritical society.
Consequently, the equation must be balanced while we perform and solve the algebraic
equation, but in economics, the Credit and Debit in the ledger spreadsheet must be
balanced in some way, or else the accountant would be insane.

The environmental issues that we have created must be treated properly so that both
highland and lowland regions can meet their respective demands. If inside government
agencies personnel are engaging in graft and corruption, they must be prevented, and
the job must be performed with a dedication to the common good and in accordance
with the rule of law.

Therefore, what we owe to nature and others must be restored and regained in order to
create the sustainable environment we want. Corruption, bribery, and greed must be
eradicated since there is no such thing as a free lunch. The Four Laws of Ecology,
Developed by Dr. Barry Commoner recognizes the significance of the environment and
applies it everywhere with a fiery passion; hence, in light of all the evidence presented
with the examples I have supplied, I am of the opinion that I should be considered an
environmentalist. We have a responsibility to take care of Mother Earth at all costs, just
as we have a responsibility to take care of ourselves. This is not for the sake of avarice,
graft, or corruption in business practices; rather, it is for the purpose of providing a
healthy environment for your children and the children of future generations.
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