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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environment
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problem
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of our time. Some people say that the main environmental
problem
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in
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period is the moss of particular species of
plants
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and
animals
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.
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others believe that there are more important environmental
problems
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. On the one hand, people believe that the disappearance of some specific
plants
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and
animals
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may lead
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main
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of our
environment
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Plants
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can usually produce oxygen and absorb the
greenhouses
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gases during their breathing, and
animals
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can help to wipe out the pests when they are eating.
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,
plants
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and
animals
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act as
an
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important
character
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in
protect
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environment
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.
On the other hand
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, others think that there are more environmental
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more important than the ideas from the above. Global warming and over-use
plastic
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of plastic
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products are more likely to cause serious environmental
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. The rising of sea level is an important
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of global warming. As the sea level
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, flooding can
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more often, which will damage humans’ housing and make them homeless. Using a large amount of plastic products will not just more damage
of
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our
environment
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during burning and
destroying
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, but
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harm
for
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apply
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animals
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animals'
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health if they eat those plastics carelessly. In my opinion, I agree with the
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group. The serious environmental
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not mainly
cause
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by the disappearance of
animals
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and
plants
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, but
more
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is more
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likely
lead
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to
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by
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the
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human factors. Not enough but including
causing
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global warming and
overuse
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the overuse
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plastic
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of plastic
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things. From the above example, I
clear
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mentioned that the actions
from
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humans will cause serious
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more than the extinction of
animals
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and
plants
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  • extinction
  • habitat loss
  • ecosystem
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