Why it is important to protect the natural environment?

firstly one has to consider herself/himself as a constituent of the environment. on that platform it will be easier to understand the significance of environmental protection and preservation.

the environment has to be protected and preserved for the following reasons:

1) to avoid or retard climatic change. the climate is changing at every part of the globe. this shall lead to starvation, desertification etc in areas which used to recieve plenty of rainfall. the ice fields will melt in arctic regions leading to destruction of property and life by floods.

2) the ozone has to be cared for. without