IS IT ONLY ME? by P Williams, Environmentalist in Residence
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or years people have spoken about the consequences of not addressing the climate crisis, for not addressing deforestation or the use of single use plastics the UK running out of landfill or pollution of our seas and oceans and while we talk about these most important issues with little or no action it gets worse especially considering what we are creating for future generations. We have spoken enough and now before it is too late we need to act. It’s not too late just as long as we realise the importance of action now.
need to RESPECT the environment and ALL People. Nobody owns the world, we just travel through it during our lives. North American Indians teach their young people: “Mother nature provides everything we need to sustain life. Nothing can be more important than protecting her for those who come after us.”
Juan Kunchikuy, who is one of the Amazon Rainforest’s most famous guides during a visit to the UK said: “In the rainforest we coexist with nature as we Please never think that you Humans are part of nature. What cannot make a difference. Edwin we do not understand is that you Everett Hale once wrote: (us) in your world put humans on one side and the rest of nature on “I am only one person the other side. You have separated But I still am one them and that will never work. I cannot do everything We humans need what the rest of But still can do something”. nature provides. The Rainforest is our hardware store, our If we all take one step in the supermarket, our pharmacy. Is it same direction then together it not the same for you?” becomes a major step in creating a sustainable future. We are At Pipers we have embedded good people but often do not sustainability and environmental realise how our daily actions at awareness into the fabric, the home or at work impact on the ethos of the school through environment and the world. We different activities and a very
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