What Are Some Positive Impacts of the Restoration of Natural Resources?

The Earth is replete with natural resources. Every day we use water, wood, fruits, vegetables, wild game, livestock, the sun, oil, and coal, among many other resouces. All of these resources exist at varying levels of abundance, so we must use them conscientiously and responsibly. Because natural resources are limited, there are many advantages to restoring depleted natural resources.

Jobs

• Restoring natural resources can create jobs. In order to restore natural resources like wood from trees and wildlife populations, interest groups, governmental agencies and other organizations have to hire people to do the work. Land and water restoration projects need people to perform jobs like planning, removing debris and installing new plant and animal life in an ecosystem. Also, in order to safely and properly restore natural resources, organizations need researchers with strong scientific backgrounds who can properly analyze and evaluate problems associated with the environment. Restoring natural resources can thus help improve the job market as well as the environment.

Beauty

• Restoring natural resources helps replenish the natural beauty of the Earth and promotes a higher quality of life for humans. When we tear the Earth up by constructing dams, roads and highways, and buildings, we not only use precious natural resources, we also take away from the original beauty of the place. Restoring natural resources can beautify areas that once were beautiful but now trodden. Also, restoring natural resources ensures that our posterity will have the privilege of experiencing the beauty of nature as well.

Wildlife Populations

• Restoring natural resources helps protect wild species and organisms to keep their populations at adequate and sustainable levels. Promoting biodiversity through restoration of natural resources is important because of the specialized roles that all species play in maintaining ecological harmony. Restoring natural resources is also important for hunting and fishing enthusiasts. If game and fish commissions do not put restrictions on hunting and fishing, people will have nothing to hunt and fish for. Restoring native populations of fish and wildlife through restrictive measures like catch limits is beneficial for future hunters and fishermen because they, too, will have something to hunt and fish for.

Flood Control

• Restoring natural resources like marshes, wetlands and coastal plains helps alleviate devastating floods and thunderstorms. The 2011 floods in the southern United States were testament to how damaging and catastrophic floods can be. By restoring natural wetlands, floods are much easier to control. Restoring wetlands can save lives, money and labor resources.