106.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 opinion.

Some say that the extinction of some
animals
and plant species is the main environmental issue,
while
others argue that there are other more urgent environmental complications.
This
essay will argue that
although
the disappearance of
animals
and
plants
can
cause
chaos in biodiversity and life danger,
pollution
and climate change are major
problems
. On the one hand, animal extinction can lead to issues in other
animals
' life processes.
This
is because all
animals
have their own way of surviving, hunting, reproducing and feeding.
Then
, the disappearance of an animal will
cause
alteration,
such
as an excessive amount of the food that these
animals
ate,
while
those
animals
which feed on these "extinct
animals
" will die of hunger.
Furthermore
,
plants
are essential for humans' lives. The reason for
this
is that they provide oxygen, which people and other living things need to survive.
For example
,
according to
scientists around 300 to 500
plants
are needed to provide oxygen to one person,
then
if the number of
plants
is reduced, there might not be sufficient oxygen for everyone.
However
, I believe that by solving more urgent environmental
problems
, these issues will be solved too.
On the other hand
, global warming and
pollution
lead to the destruction of ecosystems.
This
is because changing climatic conditions
as well as
the increasing amount of carbon dioxide caused by contamination will
cause
scarcity in freshwater sources, food, energy resources and fuel, which all can cost humans' lives.
Also
,
this
issue leads to air
pollution
, in which air quality is reduced, and
this
causes diseases related to the respiratory system,
such
as asthma or lung cancer. Recent research concluded that during the
last
4 years, asthma cases in highly polluted countries, increased by approximately 31%. In my opinion, solving these complications is the key to solving all environmental
problems
. In conclusion,
although
the extinction of
animals
and
plants
can
cause
issues to other living things and put people's lives in danger, by solving global warming and
pollution
,
problems
related to the environment will be solved, and I,
therefore
, believe that
this
point of view is more important.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • biodiversity
  • extinction
  • habitat loss
  • ecosystem
  • food chain
  • imbalance
  • interconnected
  • climate change
  • pollution
  • personal actions
  • policy changes
  • education
  • awareness
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