What I have learned that deeply concerned me is that humans are the ones who harm the environment harshly than other factors. This might be sound sarcastic, but humans must be the ones who protect our environment, yet why are we keep destroying it? 

Humans have this unquenching thirst for progress and advancement so we seek for space to establish buildings as we believe that these facilities, technology-based facilities, and more constructions define the meaning of 'growth and evolution' to our species.  But at what cost?

As we continue urbanization, land conversion, mining, and activities that produce pollution, we are making more losses than profit. We are sacrificing the present for the future we believe. But little do we know, we are already degrading and corrupting the natural nutrients in our soils. Deforestation leads to land conversion but also breaks the biodiversity by destroying the animal's natural habitat. 

And what have I realized is that we must protect and care for our soil, water, and the whole environment as it has a positive effect on our world. Earth is the only planet that we can live so we must preserve it. 

 Water is distrributed through out the earth either surface or subsurface. Agricultural intervention is a natural flow of surface waters  their usual activity is to distribute water for thier crops also known as (irrigation). Agricultural sector affects natural movement, distribution, and quantity of water resources. Contamination is also possible due to the use of pesticide that might infiltrate from soil to the groundwater or neearby rivers. Mining can also affect our running waters and groundwaters. Piling of dug, unused materials can be eroded in nearby valleys, on the other hand open pit and underground mining can contaminate fresh underground mining. Urban and Industrial developement affect the quality of our water resources because they compromise proper and safe design over material costing. Modification of river valleys a man made alteration it alters natural movements and distribution of water resources on and beneath the surface. 

Humans is considered as consumers but nothing that we know of that we are also affecting our water resources by mismanagement of waste. Soil quantity and quality are very important. There is one imptortant characteristic of soil (soil erosion) it form when these activities occur mountan biking, climbing, and mining these affects the quality and quantity of the soil. Agricultural does not only affects water only but also earths soil and animal, soil becomes erodible soil which might lead to nutrient imbalance and animal grazing too it reduce the vegetation of the land that makes soil loose and erodible. Also logging and mining affects our quality and quantity of the soil. It is important that we have to take care our environment such as soil and water etc. That would be a big loss if we not.

In order to create, we are destroying something in some way. This statement is especially true in progress and development. We, humans, always yearn for efficiency. Proof of that is our smartphones, a device that allows us to know the date, schedule an alarm, send an e-mail, etc., without having to access the physical counterpart of each, i.e. calendars, alarm clock, and sending a letter. Efficiency is the reason why progress is being made.

Urbanization is an effect of the development journey, this includes building infrastructures and overall expansion of urban areas. This has many effects on our environment including water and soil quality. You see, in order to create, we must destroy. This applies to urbanization. We get raw materials from our environment, be it sand, wood, or rocks; We use machinery that produces pollution which will certainly affect our water and soil quality. We are destroying something just as important, if not more, on our way to progress and develop. While this may turn into a moral dilemma of “Does the cause justify the means?”. It does not necessarily mean that we have to choose a side but instead, provide a solution that would satisfy both.

In conclusion, we are simultaneously creating and destroying. But it isn’t like we cannot do anything for the good effects to outweigh the bad ones. If we want change, it should start with ourselves. That is why we need to raise awareness about water and soil quality and why it is important to be protected, learn about compliance, and as a society, find more solutions that will help reduce the bad effects of our development to minimal and still progress and develop.

But we, as humans, should always remember that it is important to value the existence of water and soil as well as the other resources that is essential for us humans and other living things to also exist. These two important resources are highly connected and  linked with each other such that  water is  a component of healthy and productive soils while healthy soils are essential for a healthy plant to grow and that plant will serve as our main source of food supply and other needs.
In short, we humans wouldn’t be able to survive without these two essential resources.

The main reason why the soil becomes contaminated is due to the presence of man-made waste. The waste produced from nature itself, such as dead plants, carcasses of animals and rotten fruits and vegetables only adds to the fertility of the soil. However, our waste products are full of chemicals that are not originally found in nature and lead to soil pollution.

we all realize how important soil is for us. The earlier we realize, the better we will be able to solve the problem of soil pollution. It is a complex problem, and thus, it requires everyone, from an individual to the government, to work in complete unison.  Listed below are a few things that could help in reducing soil pollution.