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environmental problems

Our environment is our planet – the air, water and land in or on which people, animals and plants live. Human activities have a big impact on the environment. People’s activities can seriously damage the planet and the animals and plants on it. Environmentalists assess this damage and give advice on what can be done to help clean up and protect our planet. There are many important environmental issues and they’re all interdependent. The most dramatic of them is, probably, climate change. It is the biggest environmental challenge facing the world today. In Europe, for example, climate change results in hotter and drier summers; warmer and wetter winters; more storms and rainfall; other extreme weather conditions and rising sea-levels. There are different types of pollution: air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution, land pollution, radioactive contamination (Chernobyl or Fucusima, for example). All types of waste are also a huge issue. However, it is widely recognized that waste materials are a valuable resource, too. An English proverb says "One man's trash is another man's treasure." There’s the issue of resource depletion, as well – cutting down the trees, especially in tropical areas; Deforestation destroys the environmental balance and reduces biodiversity. More and more animals and plant species are becoming extinct. Biodiversity is a term which describes how rich the Earth is in the amount of species. So here we’re dealing with another environmental issue: conservation. Environmentalists are trying to save the endangered species [animals and plants]. People are becoming more and more aware that our planet is in danger and it’s all our fault. Fortunately, it’s not too late to solve these problems. We have the time, the money and the technologies to take care of our planet. There are a number of simple things we can do if we want to help our planet. For example, if we stop wasting paper and start recycling it, we’ll save some of the millions of trees which are cut down every year. We should also stop making unnecessary car journeys to cut down air pollution. Governments can improve public transport so that people could use it more often. They can also pass laws to stop companies from destroying rainforests. We can create parks for endangered species of animals. People should use natural resources in a rational way and look for alternative sources of energy such as wind and solar energy. But the most important thing we must do is to open our eyes and act immediately. The Earth is our home and we should protect and save it for ourselves and for the future generations.

environmental problems

Our environment is our planet – the air, water and land in or on which people, animals and plants live. Human activities have a big impact on the environment. People’s activities can seriously damage the planet and the animals and plants on it. Environmentalists assess this damage and give advice on what can be done to help clean up and protect our planet. There are many important environmental issues and they’re all interdependent. The most dramatic of them is, probably, climate change. It is the biggest environmental challenge facing the world today. In Europe, for example, climate change results in hotter and drier summers; warmer and wetter winters; more storms and rainfall; other extreme weather conditions and rising sea-levels. There are different types of pollution: air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution, land pollution, radioactive contamination (Chernobyl or Fucusima, for example). All types of waste are also a huge issue. However, it is widely recognized that waste materials are a valuable resource, too. An English proverb says "One man's trash is another man's treasure." There’s the issue of resource depletion, as well – cutting down the trees, especially in tropical areas; Deforestation destroys the environmental balance and reduces biodiversity. More and more animals and plant species are becoming extinct. Biodiversity is a term which describes how rich the Earth is in the amount of species. So here we’re dealing with another environmental issue: conservation. Environmentalists are trying to save the endangered species [animals and plants]. People are becoming more and more aware that our planet is in danger and it’s all our fault. Fortunately, it’s not too late to solve these problems. We have the time, the money and the technologies to take care of our planet. There are a number of simple things we can do if we want to help our planet. For example, if we stop wasting paper and start recycling it, we’ll save some of the millions of trees which are cut down every year. We should also stop making unnecessary car journeys to cut down air pollution. Governments can improve public transport so that people could use it more often. They can also pass laws to stop companies from destroying rainforests. We can create parks for endangered species of animals. People should use natural resources in a rational way and look for alternative sources of energy such as wind and solar energy. But the most important thing we must do is to open our eyes and act immediately. The Earth is our home and we should protect and save it for ourselves and for the future generations.