KNOWING BENEFITS OF THE PLANET SHOULD HELP US TREAT IT BETTER
The way we see the world shapes the way we treat it; a river should be seen as one of the veins of the land and not dumpsite or waste disposal site. The planet should be seen as our mother, not an opportunity - then we will treat our environment with great respect knowing we will get benefits. Pollution in Nairobi River, to be specific, is a serious ecological issue which can and might trigger an irreversible and catastrophic collapse in the planet’s life support system apart from the climate change, species extinction, deforestation and global warming. We need to rediscover our biological place and learn to live in balance with the natural world that sustains us and see ourselves as part of the natural world; recognizing that our biological nature determines our most basic needs, which all come from nature. The destruction of the Nairobi River is surely driven much by the overarching crisis residing in the modern urban human mind and in values and beliefs from the people who