Humans are inherently good creatures; fundamentally we all want to experience love, connection and happiness. Yet, the impact we have on our planet isn’t very reflective of our true selves.
There are over 7 billion people on this planet and only a small percentage are aware of the extent of damage being done to our environment and ecosystems.
We are slightly more than halfway through this year and already:
- We have caused over 2.78 million hectares (6.9 acres) of deforestation
- We have released over 19.9 billion tons of CO2 emissions
- We have caused over 6.4 million hectares (15.8 million acres) of desertification
- We have put more than 5.4 million tons of toxic chemicals into the environment
- We have consumed over 5.8 billion litres of water
- Over 451,000 people have died from diseases caused from drinking polluted water
And today alone, over 30,000 people have died from hunger.