Religion and Society: The critique of development

RELIGION AND SOCIETY: THE CRITIQUE OF DEVELOPMENT
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(03 March, 2012)
Features and Effects of Globalization and Development on the Environment
Corporate globalization is the procedure of integrating the economy, governance and technology among various organizations.  According to Delgado, it is a threat to those people who observe a compromised environment in the future. This will take place if the corporations are not checked properly. The writer advocates for a religiously-motivated resistance to elements which would deter peace, compromise the environment and make justice elusive. She examines the impacts of globalization and goes further to recommend the various resistance methods. This also includes the suggestions on the possible solutions. The book proposes a method of the people of faith to respond to the increasing corporation power including their domination in the cultures and global institutions of the world. This also includes various governments. Humans face problems of widespread poverty, repression, social upheavals, ecological collapse, war and general human misery. Surprisingly, the forces behind these problems are simple and can be reversed (Rasmussen, 58). They emanate from real institutions which hold economic, political and military power. 
Delgado describes global corporate capitalism as a cancerous tumor which is the main destroyer of humankind’s spiritual nature and the natural environment of the earth. Corporate capitalism is the major cause of many problems faced by the world. It has resulted into a lot of degradation to biodiversity. This includes all life forms on the surface of the earth including the surrounding. The author intends to bring about a compassionate and sustainable world in the end. The author makes an approach of the evil aurora and dehumanization which originate from the nature of corporations to solely focus on their own growth perpetuation. This also includes profit and power instead of broad needs of both the environment and society. The book highlights global issues such as war, climate and hunger and how they affect humanity. It also integrates the idea of faith into trying to bring change into the world (Michael, 63).
Additionally, Delgado discusses the loss of biodiversity and destruction of the biodiversity. Spiritually, biodiversity may be destroyed resulting into the death of animals. Additionally, humans may also die of great loneliness as far the spirit is concerned. This is because animals are very essential role in the lives of human beings. The features of globalization resulting in the destruction of biodiversity are many. Both plants and animals have been endangered by the increasing population, invasive species, pollution, industrial agriculture, over-harvesting of resources and climate change. All these factors should be checked to elude the fatal results on biodiversity.
Some given species and sub-species of biodiversity are being hunted down to extinction. Delgado gives examples of the grizzly bear in California and the grey wolf in England as animals which have become extinct as a result of globalization effects. This is because the natural habitats of these animals have been destroyed mostly due to corporate globalization. The issue of black-market trafficking within the endangered species has increased despite the prevailing international laws prohibiting such like trade (Rasmussen, 79). The new invasive species are quickly replacing native plants, animals and the complete ecosystem.
In addition, global climate change is threatening the lifespan of many life forms on the surface of the earth. For example, many species are facing extinction due to the fragmentation and destruction of various habitats that biodiversity inhabit. The ecosystem is being destroyed in the whole world. Rivers and lakes and estuaries have been destroyed through pollution. The pollution has occurred through swimming and fishing. Different oceans in the world are undergoing severe environmental damage. This includes disappearing of the coral reefs and appearance of huge “dead zones”. These dead zones are normally devoid of adequate oxygen to sustain fish plus other aquatic biodiversity. A lot of biodiversity is being destroyed around the world. These include prairies, wetlands, watersheds, forests and fragile ecosyst...