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 increase. Large cities with
thousands of smoky industrial enterprises have appeared all over the world
today. The byproduct of their activity pollutes the air we breathe, the water
we drink, the land we grow grain and vegetables. Every year world industry
pollutes the atmosphere with about 1000 million tons of dust and 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
lakes and rivers 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 ecological crises. As a result of the Chernobyl tragedy
the Belarussian people faced the most horrible ecological disaster. About 18
per cent of the territory of Belarus was contaminated with radioactive
substances. A great damage has been done to the republic's agriculture,
forests and people's health. The consequences of the atomic power station
explosion are tragic for the Belarussian nation. Only a small percent of
Belarussian land remains contamination are being discovered every year. Not
only Chernobyl but many of our "peaceful" factories and towns cause
a great damage to the environment. Dangerous dust and blow-outs of the
enterprises are being carried out by winds for long distances destroying the
life around. People all over the world are worried about what is happening to
the environment. They understand that the earth is their home, a big green
home. The environment protection should be our universal concern. 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 to discuss questions of ecologically poor regions
including the Aral Sea, the South Urals, Kuzbass, Donbass, Semipalatsinsk and
Chernobyl. An international environmental research center as been set up on
Lake Baikal. The international organization Greenpeace is also doing much to
preserve the environment. But these are only the initial steps that must be
carried forward to protect not only for the sake of the present but for the
future generations.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 increase. Large cities with
thousands of smoky industrial enterprises have appeared all over the world
today. The byproduct of their activity pollutes the air we breathe, the water
we drink, the land we grow grain and vegetables. Every year world industry
pollutes the atmosphere with about 1000 million tons of dust and 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
lakes and rivers 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 ecological crises. As a result of the Chernobyl tragedy
the Belarussian people faced the most horrible ecological disaster. About 18
per cent of the territory of Belarus was contaminated with radioactive
substances. A great damage has been done to the republic's agriculture,
forests and people's health. The consequences of the atomic power station
explosion are tragic for the Belarussian nation. Only a small percent of
Belarussian land remains contamination are being discovered every year. Not
only Chernobyl but many of our "peaceful" factories and towns cause
a great damage to the environment. Dangerous dust and blow-outs of the
enterprises are being carried out by winds for long distances destroying the
life around. People all over the world are worried about what is happening to
the environment. They understand that the earth is their home, a big green
home. The environment protection should be our universal concern. 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 to discuss questions of ecologically poor regions
including the Aral Sea, the South Urals, Kuzbass, Donbass, Semipalatsinsk and
Chernobyl. An international environmental research center as been set up on
Lake Baikal. The international organization Greenpeace is also doing much to
preserve the environment. But these are only the initial steps that must be
carried forward to protect not only for the sake of the present but for the
future generations.
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