profit. While it is true that many other countries suffer from overpopulation and famine, it should be our priority to teach and aid in more sustainable methods of agriculture. (Fox, 1997) The United States of America is the largest user of natural resources in the world. Therefore, we have ethical and moral responsibilities to lead by example. We must promote an awareness of conservation and sustainability to protect the environments’ future. Global practices designed for maximum output, whether talking about producing crops or livestock marked the twentieth century. What factors force individuals and governments to persist with unnatural methods that have been proven to harm the environment and degrade our topsoil? I think, it is greed mainly, but at some point, technology can also help save our planet. In some nations people just don’t realize the implications. There are many examples in history that show the effects of mismanaged soils such as Ancient Greece. Philosopher cautioned the Greeks that overgrazing and overcultivation would someday destroy the land. They did not take these warnings seriously causing Greece to suffer from desertification. Another global problem is contaminated soil which causes increased health concerns. The cost of health care in our country continues to rise, and in many countries, they do not provide it or is unavailable. In developed countries, we could expect what kind of savings in health care cost if consuming foods grown in healthy soil was the norm? In less developed countries, how many millions of children would be saved from death by eating healthy food and drinking uncontaminated water? The most important of the global problems we face is sustainability. The worlds’ topsoil produce ecological goods and services which human beings rely on for our very existence. Without worldwide healthy soils, we could not produce ...
