Although a significant
proportion of the ecosystem has been affected due to the impact of human activity
on breaking the precious balance of global environments, there are many ways by
which people can prevent further crises. Following the industrial revolution,
the industrial society used fossil fuels to generate power for the mass
production of goods. This process not just polluted the air by CO2 which trapped the heat on the surface
of the earth, but also contaminated the water by poisons and damaged the land through
spreading un-degradable substances. Global warming is the big reality of our
time which can make life harder. Nevertheless, when it comes to society and
environment as it is mentioned by Niko Antalffy, ‘everything seems to have a
flipside’[1]
and that makes us not to be completely pessimistic. On the one hand, mass
production has caused severe destruction of biodiversity and damaged
environment, on the other hand, further inventions lead to producing of those
new tools by which the particular instance of global environmental crisis can be
highlighted very eloquently and bring the issue to public attention. The
industry of taking pictures is one example which has helped to protect the environment
through conservation photography.
In his talk in the video ‘Dive
into an Ocean Photographer's World’ on TED Talks, Thomas Peschak shares his 40
years’ experiences that how the power of conservation photography has saved
environmental sustainability and brought many species back to existence. He highlights
significant jobs and positive actions that human can do with regards to boosting
biodiversity through saving marine life and preventing of an irreversible
disaster which is the extinction of those vulnerable creatures. He mentions the danger of losing fishes in
Cabo Pulmo in Peninsula and reveals the good news of extensive achievements following
the action of waters and marine reserve in 1995. Thomas Peschak says ‘what
happened next was nothing short of miraculous. In 2005, after only a
single decade of protection, scientists measured the largest recovery of
fish ever recorded’[2].
The reality of ecological changes and
the global environmental crises are the consequences of industrialisation, but
the industries by itself can be utilised to serve positively in bringing change
to save the environment.