Environmental Environmental Protection.Protection.

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Environmental Environmental protection, in my protection, in my opinion, is the most opinion, is the most burning problem of burning problem of today. Nature is today. Nature is something that can not something that can not be constructed by man. be constructed by man. Once it is gone it is Once it is gone it is gone forever. It sounds gone forever. It sounds strange, but it is the man strange, but it is the man (the most in telligent but (the most in telligent but the most thoughtless the most thoughtless animal) that causes most animal) that causes most of the problems. of the problems.

About 2 hundred years ago About 2 hundred years ago man lived in harmony with man lived in harmony with his environment because his environment because industry was not greatly industry was not greatly developed. Today the developed. Today the situation is rather different, situation is rather different, the contradictions between the contradictions between man and nature are man and nature are acquiring a dramatic acquiring a dramatic character. Newspapers and character. Newspapers and magazines write about the magazines write about the pollution of the air, of the pollution of the air, of the world's oceans, seas, rivers world's oceans, seas, rivers and lake, and the destruc tion and lake, and the destruc tion of the ozone layer.of the ozone layer.

People of many cities People of many cities suffer from smog. suffer from smog. Industrial enterprises Industrial enterprises emit tons of harmful emit tons of harmful substances and they are substances and they are the main reason for acid the main reason for acid rains. Rains, full of add rains. Rains, full of add chemicals change lakes, chemicals change lakes, rivers, as wellrivers, as well as forests. as forests.

Acid water is like vinegar Acid water is like vinegar or lemon juice. It hurts or lemon juice. It hurts when it gets in your when it gets in your eyes. It also kills the eyes. It also kills the plants and animals that plants and animals that usually live in water. usually live in water. That is why various That is why various kinds of fish are dying kinds of fish are dying too. too.

Ecologists and scientists have also proved the negative effects of Ecologists and scientists have also proved the negative effects of acid rain on larger animals. They study the relation between acid rain on larger animals. They study the relation between living things and their environment and say that this may lead living things and their environment and say that this may lead our planet to a global catastrophe.our planet to a global catastrophe.

Other environmental threats are nuclear power stations. Other environmental threats are nuclear power stations. Everybody knows how tragic the consequences of Everybody knows how tragic the consequences of Chernobyl disaster are. People began to realize that Chernobyl disaster are. People began to realize that environmental problems are very close.environmental problems are very close.

The seas are in danger. They The seas are in danger. They are filled with poison: are filled with poison: industrial and nuclear waste, industrial and nuclear waste, chemical fertilizers and chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The pesticides. The Mediterranean is already Mediterranean is already nearly dead; the North Sea nearly dead; the North Sea is following. The Aral Sea is is following. The Aral Sea is on the brink of extinction. If on the brink of extinction. If nothing is done about it, one nothing is done about it, one day nothing will be able to day nothing will be able to live in the seas.live in the seas.

Every ten minutes one kind of animal, plant or insect Every ten minutes one kind of animal, plant or insect dies out forever. If nothing is done about it, one dies out forever. If nothing is done about it, one million species that are alive today will have become million species that are alive today will have become extinct twenty years from now.extinct twenty years from now.

Air population is a very serious problemAir population is a very serious problem

The problems of ecology have The problems of ecology have been given more attention in been given more attention in our country lately. The earth our country lately. The earth is our home. We must take is our home. We must take care of it, for ourselves and care of it, for ourselves and for the generations to come. for the generations to come. This means keeping our This means keeping our environment clean. Each of environment clean. Each of us must do everything us must do everything possible to keep the land, possible to keep the land, the air, and the water clean.the air, and the water clean.