why is the environment important to us
When we talk about our environment we mean everything in the world around us which can affect our lives. When we talk about the environment we mean everything in the world around us that surrounds and affects all life on earth, including the air, food chains, the water cycle, plants, animals and other humans. Five basic needs of human beings from the environment are oxygen, water, food, shelter and warmth. We get these from the planet on which we live. 1  We breathe oxygen from the air.  We get water from the rain which fills our lakes, rivers and creeks and which we store in dams, reservoirs and water tanks.