Human Geography Literature & Language Essay Paper Research (Essay Sample)

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Climate changes have already altered the natural environment in New Zealand and further practices would jeopardize the efforts to attain a sustainable environment in the region. Statistics showed that New Zealand has the highest greenhouse gas emission per household therefore to effectively curb the challenges caused by excess greenhouse emission should start from the household level. In this account, a study re4search was conducted within the University of Otago to evaluate and assess the level of domestic waste management among students in their respective flatting. This report presents the summary of the study and its findings as the outstanding finding being that most students are aware of composting waste management but reluctant in making it a practice in their flats.
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Introduction
The environment is highly valued in New Zealand and in that accord, there have been initiatives and projects initiated both by the government and private entities to ensure that enviro0nmental sustainability is achieved within the country. However, the efforts towards environmental sustainability for future generations stand at a crossroads due to increased daily human activities that directly impact the climate patterns and conditions within the region. The most recent report jointly produced by the Stats New Zealand and ministry of environment Environment Aotearoa 2019 showed the human lifestyle in a great way contributes drastically to our environment. Generally, the most affected areas are oceans and rivers, towns, and cities. The report recommends that for the conservation of our environment for the future generation, and then we have to make the right choices today, on how we handle our wastes both from domestic effluents and industrial discharge (Worthington, & Dollery, 2017).