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Ecological Problems

The document discusses the ecological problems caused by human activities, including pollution from industrial enterprises and deforestation, which threaten biodiversity and disrupt the environment. It highlights the severe consequences of the Chernobyl disaster and the need for global environmental protection measures, noting that 159 countries have established agencies to address these issues. While some progress has been made, further action is necessary to ensure the preservation of nature for future generations.

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Ecological Problems

The document discusses the ecological problems caused by human activities, including pollution from industrial enterprises and deforestation, which threaten biodiversity and disrupt the environment. It highlights the severe consequences of the Chernobyl disaster and the need for global environmental protection measures, noting that 159 countries have established agencies to address these issues. While some progress has been made, further action is necessary to ensure the preservation of nature for future generations.

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Ecological problems

Since ancient times Nature has served Man, being the source of his life. For
thousands of years people lived in harmony with environment and it seemed to
them that natural riches were unlimited. But with the development of civilization
man’s interference in nature began to [Link] cities with thousands of
smoky industrial enterprises appear all over the world today. The by-products of
their activity pollute the air we breathe, the water we drink, the land we grow grain
and vegetables on.
Every year world industry pollutes the atmosphere with about 1000 million
tons of dust and other harmful substances. Many cities suffer from smog. Vast
forests are cut and burn in fire. Their disappearance upsets the oxygen balance. As
a result some rare species of animals, birds, fish and plants disappear forever, a
number of rivers and lakes dry up.
The pollution of air and the world’s ocean, destruction of the ozone layer is the
result of man’s careless interaction with nature, a sign of the ecological crises. The
most horrible ecological disaster befell Ukraine and its people after the Chernobyl
tragedy in April 1986. About 18 percent of the territory of Byelarus were also
polluted with radioactive substances. A great damage has been done to the
agriculture, forests and people’s health. The consequences of this explosion at the
atomic power-station are tragic for the Ukrainian, Byelarussian and other nations.
Environmental protection is of a universal concern. That is v/hy serious measures
to create a system of ecological security should be taken. Some progress has been
already made in this direction. As many as 159 countries — members of the UNO
— have set up environmental protection agencies. Numerous conferences have
been held by these agencies to discuss problems facing ecologically poor regions
including the Aral Sea, the South Urals, Kuzbass, Donbass, Semipalatinsk and
Chernobyl. An international environmental research centre has been set up on Lake
Baikal. The international organisation Greenpeace is also doing much to preserve
the environment.
But these are only the initial steps and they must be carried onward to protect
nature, to save life on the planet not only for the sake of the present but also for the
future generations.

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