There are people that think that the individual person cannot have any significant impact on the environment because big corporations are the ones doing the most damage in the first place and we all know they won't change.
I personally think that's a bit of a doomerism mindset. I believe that many individual people doing small things for the world around you can absolutely help offset some of the damages companies are doing.
I think people with this mindset seem to think that what we do has to heal the planet overnight or it's useless. This is something that'll take time, and I promise we do have time.
What we do doesn't have to impact the whole world for it to matter, what it has to do is impact your surrounding environment. All you have to do is start with where you live, your own backyard. Planting native plants is probably the biggest thing you can do. I know a lot of people hate them but we need bugs, I cannot stress enough how much we need bugs! We need native bees, butterflies, fireflies, etc, if you can bring native plants into your own yard, maybe talk to your neighbors about doing the same, you will greatly inpact your own environment for the better. Pick up trash around your neighborhood. If it's hot and dry where you live putting out a birdbath, a bee/bug watering station can help. Do not get rid of the fallen leaves in autumn, leaves provide food and shelter for bugs, fireflies especially. You can rake them into plies if you want but please leave them in your yard! Recycle, reuse what you already have, buy secondhand, so much of the landfill is stores throwing out perfectly good items just because they didn't sell, stop buying from these stores and they'll stop producing so much.
So much of helping the planet is helping the wildlife survive. We need plants, we need animals, we need bugs, we need all the little citters to keep being able to do what they need to do. Don't forget that humans are mammals, we are animals, we are apart of nature. There's a woman on tiktok that has a series about Rewilding Your Life, because we are wild and we're been made to forget that and seperate ourselves from nature. The planet would not be better without humans, we are meant to be here, some just have to learn to take care of it like all the other animals do.
There are others that can make much more detailed posts about what you can do to help, even if you live in an apartment or don't have a yard you can still have an impact.
To end this, another big thing is voting, vote in people that actually give a damn about the environment. Local elections especially.
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