Some people think that a person can never understand the culture of a country unless they speak the language. Do you agree with this opinion?

These days, the colossal upsurge of environmental defects

such

as pollution

that is

happening due to a nation's development and strong desire to amass wealth is quite alarming. While some people believe that these

challenges

Suggestion

Challenges

cannot

beaverted

Suggestion

be averted

, others are of a contrary opinion. Personally, I reckon that,

although

government efforts can help reduce these issues,

however

, some irresponsible citizens will make it unavoidable.

To begin

with, environmental hassles can be drastically reduced if the leaders of a developing country are able to make and enforce the decrees and decisions that could assist in reducing them. Making laws to protect a country's environment is imperative towards keeping the inhabitants and their surroundings safe. Fines and sanctions should the put in place to correct wrong intentions of defaulting citizens towards following the right path.

For example

, a research conducted by a legal practitioner in South Africa two years ago revealed that about 63% of respondents hardly ever preserve their environment unless they are legally compelled to do so. Allied to

this

, if the government can provide social amenities

such

as good roads, dumping sites and drainages, environmental issues

such

as noise and air pollution due to traffic and improper waste disposal will be curbed.

Conversely

, some individuals are intentionally irresponsible towards protecting their environs. Irrespective of the great impact of leaders, some people are still not bothered. A great number of pollution are

as a result

of the lackadaisical attitudes of the inhabitants. These include, pouring domestic dirt and industrial wastes into waterways, refusing to erect drainages by their houses, cutting down trees and forest reserve e.t.c.

Furthermore

, an increasing number of individuals do these because of the income they realize from

such

acts.

For instance

, trees and forest reserves are cut down illegally and sold to furniture companies in order to earn substantial amount of money. Overall, the destruction of a country's environment happens

as a result

of its development.

Although

some tinkers feel it can be eliminated, others think

otherwise

. I believe that while lack of responsibility of some individuals will make these problems persist, intensified efforts by those authorities can reduce these havoc to the barest minimum.