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.

Environmental problems are increasingly affecting human societies. Some believe that the extinction of certain

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should be blamed for deteriorating the

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others do not think so. In

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essay, I am going to review both sides to draw a conclusion.

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with, there is no denying that the loss of

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causes environmental problems.

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, some animals and plants are dying out,

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damaging the biological diversity of our

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, which makes it the most pressing issue of all. Take the giant panda

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. Without human interference, they would have gone extinct decades ago.

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, it would have been a great loss to our existing gene pool.

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, the phenomenon itself reflects how severe the

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has become. If the living conditions for the giant panda

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good enough with sufficient habitat and ample forests, they would have stayed prosperous.

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,

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, some people believe there are more serious threats to our survival than the loss of

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. In fact, human activities may have a much bigger role to play in

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urban expansion, car exhaust and other greenhouse gases are contributing to global warming

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the need to build more commercial properties leads to deforestation.

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, it is fair to say that many environmental issues are caused by human activities.

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, the extinction of many

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poses a major threat to our

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, but other factors are

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contributing to a worsening

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. In my view, it is unnecessary to rank the factors contributing to the

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because they are all equally important and closely related to one another.