Speakers - 2027

Title: Why should nature be conserved

Abstract

Nature can exist without humans, but humans can’t survive without nature. In this sense, nature is a house where humans live, and we define nature as a human environment determining the existence mode of humans. This is the base of why the original quality and structure of nature should be conserved for both nature and humans.Lots of activities are being carried out to conserve nature in the name of environmental policy, research and conference on environment, and environmental movement, etc. The theme of this conference, WCCN2027, is a technology-based means for conserving nature through reducing the impact of human activities on nature, in particular, with a special reference to catalysis and chemical engineering.In the above context, this paper aims to explain why nature as a human environment should be conserved.In order to achieve the objective, this paper will be composed of three parts below:

Part 1: The terminology, environment, is used in many fields such as academy, government, industry, and even citizen in everyday life. Nonetheless, it has been quite rare to define the concept of environment. Therefore, Part 1 will explain what environment is.

Part 2: The Mutual Relationship between Humans and Nature> will be explained. The mutual relationship will be approached from two angles. One is how nature as a human environment determines the existence mode of humans, and the other is the mechanism of the original quality and structure of nature being polluted and destroyed by human activity related to the use of chemical materials.

Part 3: As the concluding remarks, Part 3 will examine and discuss two issues. One is the current status of nature as a human environment and the carrying capacity of nature. The other is to examine the two contradictory faces inherent in industrialization having improved material affluence and caused nature being polluted and destroyed