Human activities have negative effects on plants and animal species . Some people think that it is too late to do anything about this problem . Other people believe that effective measures can be taken to improve this situation . Discuss both views and give your opinion .

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It is a well-known fact, that our own behaviour
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an enormous influence
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our planet, and
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, many species and plants are in grave danger. Some people assume that there is nothing that can be done at
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others think that if we act now, we can still create a change. In
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essay, I will discuss both of these views, and I will explain why I believe there is still hope for our world if certain measures will be taken. On one hand, many people believe that we have reached the no-return
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. Our human footprint cause
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environmental damage. Factories discharge their waste straight into the water we drink, but even on the individual level, we have no respect for the earth and we treat it very badly, throwing waste everywhere, leaving destruction after us everywhere, that's why at
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, it is very difficult to change that global behaviour, but even if we will manage to do so, we can't change the destructive effect we caused in our own actions.
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, Other people believe, and I strongly agree with them, that even the smallest step, can create a huge difference, and that there are some solutions that we can embrace
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on a personal level.
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if governments will unite and decide to fight together for
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, they can increase taxes and fines on petrol and diesel cars, but
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improve
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cleaner public transportation,
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step by itself, will be able to decrease air pollution rapidly and
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, if each of us will take care of our surroundings, and recycle, the impact will be so highly effective, and within a couple of
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we will see a great improvement. In conclusion, our
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environmental situation had deteriorate increasingly in the past years. it seems that
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situation had reached a new breaking
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that some believe it will be extremely hard to turn back from.
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why I believe it is so important to take immediate steps and make an effort to cure our planet, and
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, if we won't act soon enough,
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the results may be dangerous to everyone.
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