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.

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It is believed by some that the main environmental problems today revolve around fauna and flora whereas others disagree and assert that there are other concerning ecological challenges. I am an advocate of the latter as climate change and global warming have created alarming concerns in the modern
contemprary
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contemporary
society.
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with, plants and animals are major elements to the continuation of the natural ecological cycle.
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,
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humankind
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on these for their survival.
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, human activities have played a major role
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the depletion of fauna and flora from the natural atmosphere.
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, deforestation, farming and using chemicals on seeds and plants are among many others which are unethical within the habitat.
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, if these
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species
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extinct, the loss will be immense as people depend on them for survival, medicine, agriculture and many more. The alternative view is that there are more prominent global
issues
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such
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as global warming and climate change.
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, these are
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in fact
inflict
major environmental
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owing to the fact that if not controlled all
species
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on earth will be endangered. Based on
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research conducted by
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scientists in the United States, it was found that the global
tempreture
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temperature
is rising at a rapid
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space
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that
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in the
last
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150 years. If
this
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continues world will face
calamaties
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calamities
such
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as rising sea levels, shrinking
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mountain
glaciers and faster ice melting in Greenland, and
Arctic
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the Arctic
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regions.
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, the impact will be substantial for
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humankind. In conclusion,
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species
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and plants are a part of the environmental
issues
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, global warming and climate change are pivotal
issues
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in the current context.
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, I strongly believe that more and more focus should be given to
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the latter so that all
species
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could survive in the
longterm
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long term
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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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