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The project is done by
Liakushina Nastya
Grade 8A
School № 21
2010.
Since ancient times nature has served man, being
the source of his life. For thousands of years
people lived in harmony with environment and it
seemed to them that natural riches were
unlimited. But with the development of
civilization man's interference in nature began to
increase.
The poisoning of the world‘s land, air, and water
is the fastest-spreading disease of civilization. It
produces wars, earthquakes and floods and it is
potentially one of history's greatest dangers to
human life on earth. If present trends continue
for the next several decades, our planet will
become uninhabitable.
Water pollution is one of the vital problems.
The seas are in danger. They are filled with
poison: (industrial and nuclear waste). The
Miditerranean Sea is already nearly dead, the
North Sea is following, the Aral Sea is on the
brink of extinction. If nothing is done about it,
one day nothing will be able to live in the seas,
rivers and lakes.
Air pollution is another serious problem. More
and more factories, cars and power stations add
their bad breath to their air. Industrial
enterprises emit tons of harmful gases. They are
the main reason for the greenhouse effect and
acid rains. Acid rains cause great damage to
trees, fish and buildings. Poisonous gases destroy
the ozone layer and leave “holes” in the
atmosphere.
Large cities with thousands of smoky
industrial enterprises have appeared all over
the world today. The product of their activity
pollutes the air we breathe, the water we
drink, the land we grow grain and
vegetables. Every year world industry
pollutes the atmosphere with about 1000
million tons of dust and harmful substances.
Many cities suffer from smog.
Ozone layer
Ozone is important
because it stops ultraviolet
radiation from the sun, but now
we really destroy it.
An even greater
environmental threat is
nuclear power stations.
We all know how tragic the
consequences of the
Chernobyl disaster are. As a
result of the Chernobyl
tragedy the people faced
the most horrible ecological
disaster.
Radiation
Radiation is the
most dangerous,
because it can
lead to very tragic
consequences,
than other kind of
pollutions.
That’s the result…
All over the world the forests are also disappearing.
People cut the trees down because they need wood and
paper or new places for farms and houses. Forests the
size of Belgium are destroyed every year. It`s an
international disaster. Even if new trees are planted, it
takes many years for them to grow.
I must say that now people kill animals in order to
have good clothes. Many species of animals and birds
have disappeared. Millions of animals die every year
because man has polluted their natural habitats.
People don’t understand that animals have the right
to live too! I am afraid that when people understand
it, it will be too late, they will be unable to change
anything!!
The last Dodo died around 1681.
Colorado wolf
Wandering pigeon
Tasmanian wolf
White tiger
We live among litter and
waste which we have created by
ourselves. Many countries bury
and forget about millions of tons
of rubbish every year. The Green
World reports say that in one
year the average European
family throws away about 100
kilos of waste.
Many things that we throw away can still be useful. In fact it`s
possible to recycle 80% of domestic rubbish. We can recycle most
kinds of paper, glass, metal and plastic. Recycling is expensive. But
it saves trees, energy and protects the environment from
pollution.
People all over the world are worried
about what is happening to the
environment. They understand that the
earth is their home, a big green home.
The environment protection should be
our universal concern. Some progress
has been already made in this direction.
As many as 159 countries - members of
the UNO have set up environmental
protection agencies The international
organization Greenpeace is also doing
much to preserve the environment. But
these are only the first steps that must
be carried forward to protect not only for
the sake of the present but for the future
generations.
People are beginning to realize that
environmental problems are not
somebody else's. ”If you don’t think
about your future, you won’t have it”.
They join and support various
international organization and green
parties. If governments wake up to what
is happening- perhaps we'll be able to
avoid the disaster that threatens the
natural world and all of us with it.
1. Keep yourself informed about environmental
problems.
2. Help to clean up your local environment.
3. Try not to waste energy.
4. Don’t waste paper.
5. Walk or cycle whenever possible.
6. Put out food for wild animals in winter.
7. Never drop litter.
8. Before you throw anything away, stop and think.
Might someone else have a use for it?
9. Before you buy anything, ask yourself if you really
need it.
I hope, that my
project will
help you, to
understand,
that it is
necessary to
love and
respect our
planet and an
environment,
as we respect
each other!