I would like to say that recycling and keeping the bodies of water, air and soil around us clean are very important for wildlife, plants and ultimately for us. Currently, the Amazon river basin has been destroyed along with some portion of the total known living species of plant and animal life of the Earth. Clear cutting, mining, use of fossil fuels and toxic waste dumping must be kept to a minimum ... by corporation, government and all of us. We live on one very fragile Earth and we have a lot to look forward to. In thirty years or so there will be no such thing as poverty. Life should be very nice for everyone... and we must keep the environment healthy.
We must not poison the land, air or water. Industrial recycling and industrial clean water/air/soil practices are especially important and you can recommend this in your local area (to companies, unions and public officials). Also, native people are sent away from their ancestral homeland due to mining and this is wrong. Recycling is a better choice because it uses the materials already available to us without disturbing anyone... the environment or people. Please advocate industrial recycling and clean water/air/soil. See Bureau_of_International_Recycling and ask how you can start recycling in your area, particularly promoting industrial recycling.
Not only is pollution bad for us, it is bad for the animals and plants in the environment. Dispose of waste properly. Oils and toxic chemicals require special containers, and your local gasoline station or city hall can help you dispose of pollutants properly. The Earth is very delicate and the role we play in it must be delicate also. Please check with your local university or environmental NGO to find out how you can help repair the damage done to the environment or your local area, and ways to live in harmony with the environment and each other, comfortably (this website is designed with that general effort in mind). For more information on environmental protection see Environlink_Network, the UN and your local laws on environmental protection.
I also suggest some organizations working on the environment:
Wikipedia_Environmental_Organizations
Ancient_Forest
Center_for_International_Environmental_Law
Environmental_News_Network
Global_Environment_Facility
Greenpeace_International
World_Conservation_Union
World_Wildlife_Fund
Rainforest_Action_Network
United_Nations_Environment_Program
United_Nations_Forum_On_Forests
World_Resources_Institute