Question: Some people say that the main environmental problem of our time is the loss of particular species of plant and animals. Other say that there are more important environmental problems. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

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Environmental
issues
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are emerging. A part of society argues that these
issues
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are caused by the decreasing of particular species of
plants
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and animals,
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the other
believe
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that there
more
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important environmental problems that
does
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more harm. Significant decreases
of
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certain species will cause food chain instability and difficulty in managing disasters. An example
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the former is that, when there is a downfall of insects within an ecosystem, it will affect the food production of
plants
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since their reproduction process
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helped by insects.
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, there will be
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food supply for the
herbivore
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and
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eventually
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the
carnivore
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carnivores
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.
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, regarding the latter, several
plants
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often contribute through their roots in maintaining the structure of land
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and prevent us from experiencing landslides. Despite the problem caused by decreasing habitat diversity, environmental
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such
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as industrial waste and pollution
also
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become major contributors.
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, in Indonesia, the owner of textile industries are often disobeying the rules of
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sewage standards.
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, the land soils are contaminated by heavy metals that were used as
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substances.
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, the pollution
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are often caused by coal-based power
plant
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plants
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.
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, in Indonesia, approximately 80% of its electricity
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supplied by coal-based energy, which means there are a massive number of ashes that are released
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the air.
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, I agree that the other source of the environmental problems
such
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as industries and power
plants
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are the major contributors since they engage in a big production scale.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Biodiversity
  • Ecosystems
  • Extinction
  • Climate change
  • Global warming
  • Habitat loss
  • Greenhouse gases
  • Pollutants
  • Sustainability
  • Carbon footprint
  • Renewable resources
  • Conservation
  • Deforestation
  • Endangered species
  • Ecological balance
  • Overpopulation
  • Biodegradable
  • Recycling
  • Environmental stewardship
  • Eco-friendly
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