Individuals can do nothing to improve the environment; only government and large companies can make a difference. To what extent do you agree or disagree.

There is a growing debate on who should be responsible for making the

environment

better. It is believed by some that individuals have no role to play as big organizations and government ought to be solely saddled with the responsibility. In my opinion, I strongly disagree with

this

as I believe that achieving a serene and

developed

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development

environment

is a collective responsibility of both governing agencies, companies and the entire populace. To start with, individuals participating in environmental improvement will bring about fast-paced development and a serene

society

to live in.

Although

governing agencies and large organization are majorly saddled with the responsibility of legislating laws and providing amenities for people to live comfortably, adhering to

rules

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the rules

and regulation on the part of the individuals will ensure progress of the

society

,

hence

, the role of the populace in achieving growth and development cannot be overemphasized.

For instance

, many of the amenities and

artifacts

a man-made object taken as a whole

artefacts

put in place to benefit people and beautify the

environment

in Lagos have been destroyed or stolen by unscrupulous inhabitants.

This

further

helps to

drawback

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draw back

environmental progress.

Furthermore

, the burden of a deteriorated

environment

is felt more by the people and as

such

, individuals should be devoted to collaborating with governments and big companies to ensure a growing

society

is achieved. To illustrate

further

, governments sometimes are incapacitated and most times not privy to information on the true state of things in our

neighborhood

a surrounding or nearby region

neighbourhood

.

Therefore

, it becomes the duty of the populace to render assistance through suggestion of innovative ideas, constructive criticism and report of societal ills to concerned agencies.

For instance

, Ilopoju, a rural town in Oyo State, Nigeria, was able to curb incessant banditry in the area by way of people giving police strategic information about the perpetrators of the menace. In conclusion, to ameliorate the

environment

, I believe there is a need for a collaborative effort from individuals, governing agencies and big companies as a whole and only when

this

happens can a significant progressed be achieved in the

society