Many efforts have been made by countries to address challenges concerning the environment but the situation has not improved. What are the possible reasons for environmental degradation? Are there any solutions to combat this problem? Support your answer with specific reasons and examples.

Two main factors are behind the environmental problems.

First

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of all, air pollution is the leading problem with many countries.

Primary reason

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The primary reason

A primary reason

for

this

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is growing number of private vehicles on

road

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the road

roads

. Nowadays, people started using their own vehicle for transportation rather than using public transportation.

Recent survey

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A recent survey

Recent surveys

conducted by Canada Transport Corporation shows that the usage of cars has increased to 15% when compared to

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last decade

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last decades

the last decade

. The

second

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factor, linked to the

first

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is the

deforestation

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in which many forests are harvested to produce the products for human use. Increase in demand for the products is jeopardizing the forests, which are natural oxygen supplier by absorbing the carbon dioxide.

There are some potential solutions to tackle the above-mentioned issues.

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, promoting the usage of public commutation will eventually reduce the usage of private vehicles. Government needs to ensure the fast, safe and reliable transportation like bus, streetcar, and train to attract more people towards it.

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, to mitigate the

deforestation

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, the following actions can be taken: government should enforce stringent laws, government and local community must work together to plant more trees and protect the trees in their private land and neighbourhood.