Nature Literacy

Nature literacy to me would be defined as how in touch someone is with the natural environment around them. Our generation has become and even more so becoming very illiterate in many important aspects of life as a whole. As for nature, this disconnection varies in different areas. Being African and living in an area where nature is the main source of living for the country I currently reside in, we all learnt to greatly appreciate the beauty of nature and its importance. In the states on the other hand where everything is developed and we have very little raw nature, I think its harder for people of our generation to relate or get in touch with nature under such circumstances. Yes, its easy to get a dog and live with it or take a trip to the beach and be one with the ocean, but how often do we just sit back and enjoy fresh, unpolluted nature at its very best? ...

-Emerald Tawe