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. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

The damage we have caused to the

environment

is so severe that we cannot ignore it

any more

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anymore

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. The damage has reached global levels now and if immediate action is not taken The consequences,

however

, have been particularly severe for

animals

and

plants

. These consequences are so worrying that many people have started to argue that the biggest environmental blow has been to the flora and fauna. While

this

group is rightly concerned about the harm caused to

animals

and

plants

, they fail to see the main

cause

of the

problem

. People who argue that the biggest environmental

problem

is the loss of

animals

and

plants

lose sight of the bigger picture of the

threat

to our

environment

. To be sure, their worries are valid but they mistake an effect of the

problem

for its

cause

. To stop

animals

and

plants

from becoming extinct, the root of the

problem

has to be identified. Only by identifying the real

cause

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we will be able to make the necessary measures to put a stop to the

threat

to

animals

and

plants

.

In other words

, the

threat

to

animals

and

plants

should be addressed as part of a larger

threat

to our

environment

. The most important

cause

is climate change. Climate change is itself a result of human

activities

over the past two hundred years. These

activities

have for the most part been an intention to exploit natural resources. Deforestation, overconsumption and overexploitation, fracking, animal poaching and relocation of species are a few examples. These

activities

have destroyed the natural habitats of species and have exposed them to the

threat

of extinction. If we are to save our

environment

, we have to rethink our own relationship with the

environment

. The damage to the

environment

is a result of human

activities

and we cannot control the

threat

to our

environment

without addressing the real

cause

. Saving

animals

and

plants

is important, but what is more important is stopping the

problem

at its root.