By Jemimah Chungu
The decline of the quality of the environment: wildlife, natural resources, natural process and the natural set up in general has increased the worry of how the well-being of the environment will be in the near future and how humanity will co-exist with the physical environment.
The decline of the quality of environment (environmental degradation) has collapsed ecosystems, water cycles, species population leading to deterioration such as global warming, melting of polar ice sheets and climate change-Climate doom among others, In other words a nature crisis For instance according to a report by Cornel Chronicle on 5thmay 2022; Staggering declines in bird populations are taking place around the world, according to a study from scientists at multiple institutions published May 5 in the journal Annual Review of Environment and Resources. Loss and degradation of natural habitats and direct over exploitation of many species are cited as the key threats to avian biodiversity. Climate change is identified as an emerging driver of bird population declines in the study, “State of the World’s Birds.”
Environmental deterioration is the cause for Eco anxiety. Eco anxiety is the extreme worry about the ongoing and increasing environmental degradation caused by anthropogenic (human made or human induced) activities on the environment. This causes anxiousness about the stability of the environment especially for the future.
Eco anxiety is an increasing illness among the environment and it is completely normal to have that kind of anxiety.
Eco anxiety should be tolerated in order for concerned and responsible and governing bodies to take serious and urgent decisions and actions that will enhance environmental rehabilitation in the now, for the future.
