Human
activity has had a negative effect on plants and animal all over the world.
Some people think that it is too late to do something about it. Others think
there is still time to take effective action. Discuss both sides and give your
opinion.
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| Ielts Essay Bringing Up Environment |
As per many environmentalists, ecological
balance of the blue planet is on the brink of collapse and very soon, the Earth
may become inhospitable; however, this notion is quashed by the optimistic
lobby that professes that it is never too late and a lot can be done to protect
environment.
Mankind, in an attempt to register a radical
progress in almost every walk of life, has resorted to exploiting every
imaginable natural resource. This has been going on since last three centuries
as humans have gone around denuding the planet to make way for bigger and
bigger industrial towns, to provide more and more manufactured goods; create
areas for settlements and dwelling units to provide accommodation for an
ever-rising population; and bringing land under the occupation of primary
activities to practice agriculture – on large scale, Diary-farming – on
industrial scale, and provide pastures for grazing of diary animals. These
activities have culminated in large-scale
destruction of natural habitats of diverse flora and fauna; thus causing
extinction of numerous species of plants and animals, which can never be
retrieved now.
Having said that, there is a big group of environment
specialists who assert that the situation is not as desperate as it has been promoted by certain
pessimistic naturalists. As per them, mankind has made enough progress to shift
focus from naturally occurring minerals to artificially synthesized materials,
and revolutionary concepts of using non-conventional energy resources. This has
helped the society to maximize productivity with minimal use of natural
resources; thus, sparing natural habitats and environment for the plants and
animals.
In a nutshell, after assessing both the views
in detail, I feel that despite extensive damage done to the planet, things can
be salvaged and humans can make the environment sustainable.
