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Nature’s Survival Strategies Follow  Three Principles of Sustainability Nature has been dealing with significant changes in environmental conditions that affect the planet for at least 3.5 billion years. This is why many environmental experts say that when we face an environmental change that becomes a problem for us or other species, we should learn how nature has dealt with such changes and then mimic nature’s solutions.  To learn how to live more sustainably and thus more wisely, we need to find out how life on the earth has sustained itself. Our research leads us to believe that in the face of drastic environmental changes, there are three overarching themes relating to the long-term sustainability of life on this planet: solar energy, biodiversity, and chemical cycling. In other words, rely on the sun, promote multiple options for life, and reduce waste. These powerful and simple ideas make up three principles of sustainability or lessons from nature. Reliance on solar energy: The

Modern industrialized agriculture produces large amounts of food at prices that are relatively low, mostly because the harmful environmental and health costs of such agriculture are not included in the market prices of food. But to a growing number of analysts, this form of agriculture is unsustainable, because it violates the three principles of sustainability ( https://meticulousperspectives.blogspot.com/search?q=three+principles+of+sustainability ). It relies heavily on use of fossil fuels, which adds greenhouse gases to the atmosphere and thus contributes to climate change. It also reduces biodiversity in areas where food is grown and agrobiodiversity, and it reduces the cycling of plant nutrients back to topsoil. Thus, it becomes must to shift towards a more sustainable form of agriculture. One component of more sustainable agriculture is organic agriculture . From a nutrient standpoint there is no clear-cut evidence that organic foods are nutritionally healthier to eat than conve

Humans are destroying or degrading terrestrial biodiversity in a variety of ecosystems. We can reduce this destruction and degradation by using the earth’s resources more sustainably. We must be aware of the importance of simply planting trees; the importance of protecting species and ecosystems in nature reserves such as parks and wilderness areas; And also the importance of preserving what remains of richly diverse and highly endangered ecosystems (biodiversity hotspots). Preserving terrestrial biodiversity as it is done in the Green Belt Movement involves applying the three principles of sustainability (Refer -  https://meticulousperspectives.blogspot.com/search?q=three+principles+of+sustainability ). First, it means respecting biodiversity and understanding the value of sustaining it. Then, in helping to sustain biodiversity by planting trees for example, we also help to restore and preserve the flows of energy from the sun through food webs and the cycling of nutrients within eco