Lessons from a Third World Perspective on Environmentalism

The lessons of Third World Environmentalism may be more than the other articles we have read so far and Ramachandra Guha's article "Active Environmentalism and Protection of the Wilderness: Third World Criticism" Let me think. In analyzing the deep ecological movement of the West, he criticized him as focusing on protecting wild areas. By doing so, he directly criticized the main objectives of the "environmentalist" I have always considered. The first thing I came to pay attention to environmental problems when I was young was my fear of the dramatic destruction of the tropical rain forest of the Class 9 biology class.

The third world's environmental problems include air pollution, water pollution, desertification, soil erosion, deforestation, and environmental intoxication. Environmental pollution in developed countries and third world countries arises from several sources, so international governments, businesses, NGOs and individuals must address this reduction (Murphy, 73). The government needs to play the largest and only role, including regulation and enforcement of pollution control measures.

The ethical impact of pollution on companies in third world countries is serious. From the damage of ecosystems and abuse of the environment to the decline in the quality of water and air, the principles of business ethics based on stakeholder ethics also apply to environmental problems. Multinational companies are active in Third World countries to reduce operating costs and create more profits. This should not be achieved at the expense of citizens.

International dumping of hazardous waste and environmental imperialism exacerbated the environmental deterioration of the third world. There are not many options for choosing from the third world countries, environmental parts of developed countries are deteriorating. The practice of transporting hazardous waste to third world countries after cleaning backyards of developed countries and banning the development of developed countries violates the principle of sustainable environment.