Some people say that the main environmental problem of our time is the loss of particular species of plants and animals. Others say that there are more important environmental problems. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

It is considered by some that the decrease in the number of fauna and flora species is the most severe issue human beings have to face with. While others claim that they have bigger problems in terms of ecosystem. In my opinion,
i
refers to the speaker or writer
I
agree with the
second
point of view since the world is facing serious damage. There is no doubt that species of plants and animals are decreasing due to human-induces activities
such
as
overhunting
excessive heating
overheating
,
overfishing
, farming activities, etc. All of them reduce the power and diversity of the
environment
.
For example
, farmers in a specific area use pesticides to kill insects,
however
,
this
activity may lead to the decline in fertility.
Therefore
, plants
can not
can not
cannot
grow as before.
This
is because some useful worms and bugs have been already killed.
Similarly
, hunting animals and fish uncontrollably
also
causes the extinction of many generations of creatures.
On the other hand
, there are numerous reasons which damage the
environment
sush
to so extreme a degree
such
as global warming, pollution, and deforestation. Melting of polar ice caps, increasing water levels in
oceans
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the oceans
, air, water and land pollutions as well as decreasing of forests are some of them. Not only do they harm to the
environment but
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environment, but
also
people are in serious danger. For
instancem people
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instance, people
instance people
always complain that the weather is getting hotter and the snow
also
disappears in some areas. To sum up,
i
refers to the speaker or writer
I
think that animals and plants are the key to the
environment
and species like them should be protected.
However
the
environment
has many alarming problems in today's world rather than some endangered creatures/
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • biodiversity
  • extinction
  • habitat loss
  • ecosystem
  • food chain
  • imbalance
  • interconnected
  • climate change
  • pollution
  • personal actions
  • policy changes
  • education
  • awareness
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