Management - Space Operations

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Environmental concerns are rapidly increasing by the day, which poses serious questions
about sustain ability and ecological balance. The changes can be felt throughout the world, as
there are clear evidences in the environment. The effects can , thus be observed across the globe,
severe climate changes have occurred, which include melting of glaciers, extinction of flora and
fauna, shifts and changes in the pattern of plants and crops growing. It is alarming that climate
changes are occurring all across the globe, as there has also been acceleration in the rise of sea
levels and rise in the heat waves. All these changes are caused due to human activities as it is a
constant effort to evolve and achieve better, which come at the cost of environment degradation.
Some of the concerns were raised by scientists regarding environmental concerns, many decades
earlier, as the rise of carbon di oxide (Bedia et al., 2015). However, several decades have passed
and there have been intense environmental concerns due to human ignorance. It is saddening to
note, despite all the changes which are occurring, there is very little awareness and intent to act
on the same, to save the planet and regulate environmental impacts, due to human activities.
These changes in the environment and impacts can be addressed to achieve sustainability,
through space activities, which shall be discussed in this paper.
Even though, it is customary to become aware and sound, to support the cause of
environmental sustainability on 5th of June, as it marks the World Environment Day, but it draws
to futility, as greenhouse gases keep rising in the atmosphere, which leads to environmental
degradation, health hazards, and severe natural calamities which are results of the climate
changes (Pecl et al., 2017). Some of the most recent occurrences, which had devastating effects
on the environment are the outbreak of massive wildfire, first in the Amazon Rain forest and
second, the bushfire in Australia. These have led to immense losses of property as well as lives
increasing the environmental concerns (Bedia et al., 2015). These outbreaks of fires are caused

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due to the increase of temperatures in the regions. Wildfires or bushfires, result in losses which
are unprecedented , which can only be addressed through long terms goals and planning of
future, to achieve sustainability and ecological balance, which, rapidly, is being lost (Pecl et al.,
2017). Governments take effective measures to address such issues, yet they have proved to be
inadequate to yield to sustainable outcomes for betterment and stability in the ecology. The
Australian Bushfire, which happened in 2020 poses massive environmental concerns as record
wildlife and property loss took place. It is heartbreaking to note that over 1 billion animals lost
their lives due to the bushfire, which continued for a great duration of time. Animals even lost
their natural habitat, which is a great concern for maintaining balance (Bedia et al., 2015).. It is
even more upsetting that some endangered and vulnerable species were killed in the fires, which
cannot be undone. However, there are economic impacts too, caused by the bushfire, which
Australia is having to face as a nation.
The growing environmental concerns can still be addressed, if people try to understand
the seriousness of the issues and how they are gnawing upon the future ( Kabisch, Qureshi &
Haase, 2015). The future is still not known, yet there are environmental concerns which are to be
faced. The issues can be addressed with the help of space activities, which shows a great future.
It can be believed, that there is a better future waiting for the World, if these issues are addressed
with innovate ways and making use of technology, in a manner that it is least impact of the
society. Initiatives, in the form of space activities, can even help in reducing the environmental
impacts which are caused for intended development plans and futuristic goals. Today, resources
are used in a manner that nothing is left for future usage, despite the knowledge that natural
resources are limited and cannot be recreated if they are used beyond the limits. Space sciences,
operations and activities have shown, how farfetched planning can be done. However, with