Yazil Ramos
When thinking about the future of fashion, it’s necessary to consider the biosphere and biodiversity. The biosphere is where living organisms live on Earth, it also includes the lithosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere. Biodiversity is all life on Earth. The biosphere and biodiversity must be taken into consideration when dealing with fashion because without maintaining the balance that already exists on Earth, who knows what terrible problems could arise. Its vital that people come together and learn sustainability practices in order to take care of the planet before it’s too late.
The fashion industry has continuously done so much harm to the biosphere. Factories produce many harmful chemicals that go on to contaminate anything with life that surrounds these factories. Chemicals become present in all four spheres (the biosphere) because they are all connected. Everything on Earth “...has a fit, with each thing, or node of concentration, connected to very many other things.” (Robertson 35). So everything from the rocks, air, water, and organisms on this planet are being exposed to these dangerous chemicals.
Biodiversity supports the idea that organisms work together to sustain life because every living thing is connected. No matter what species, all living things on the planet are affected by one another. If a species’ prey somehow manages to become extinct, then it could lead to the extinction of that species as well if the species population continues to grow without a food source. If both species become extinct, it could cause a disruption in the biosphere or biodiversity.
The biosphere and biodiversity must always be taken into consideration when coming up with new strategies for the fashion industry to use. With all the chemicals and waste created because of fashion throughout the years, it’s only fair that people make up for the harm already caused on the planet. If the fashion industry begins to pay attention to the biosphere and biodiversity, they can come up with ways to release less or even zero chemicals that would hurt everything on the planet. With sustainability and responsibility practices in mind, the fashion industry could better take care of the biodiversity and biosphere of this planet. If the industry could comprehend how everything in the planet works as one, and one minor change could lead to a heavy downfall the world would be in a better state.
Sources: Sustainability Principles and Practices, 2nd Edition by Margaret Robertson
Hi Yazil! I like how you explained the different levels that exist on this Earth in other to explain what is at stake if we continue on this road. Most people seems to forgot that there are all these different layers to the Earth which is probably why many don't seem to be in a hurry to change. Also, I like the emphasis on the biosphere. All these living organisms need each other to survive. If all of these disappear one by one, it will affect us humans too in the long run. This article really makes readers think about it, although I think it could have connected with the fashion business even more. Overall, it's a very well written piece.
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