We support environmental controls over economic success
The natural environment plays an important role in supporting economic activity.
Natural environment contributes directly by providing resources and raw materials such as water, timber and minerals that are required as inputs for the production of goods and services. Moreover, natural environment also contribute indirectly through services provided by ecosystems including carbon sequestration, water purification, managing flood risks, and nutrient cycling. In short, natural resources are all vital for securing economic growth and development in a long term .
Human life is more important than economic well-being
Taking care of millions of people who are starving is more important than saving natural resources. We cannot expect developing nations to share the green concerns of developed countries when they are faced with dire poverty and a constant battle for survival.
Bad environment will threaten us all
We have already wasted and destroyed vast amounts of natural resources, and in so doing have put earth at risk. We must preserve the earth for our children and grandchildren. In any case, poverty and environmental damage are often linked. Destroying the rainforest gives native peoples nowhere to go except urban slums. Polluted water can lead to crop failures. Climate change will turn fertile fields into desert and flood coastal areas where hundreds of millions live. Developing countries have to choose sustainable development if they want a future for their people
