whatisnature?itseverythingthatexistsintheworldindependentlyofpeople,suchaspantsandanimals,earthandrocks,andtheweather.
nowmoreandmorepeoplearefocusingonthenature.itisnodoubtthatthenatureisimportanttoeveryhumanbeing.nonature,nolife.becauseofthesuppliesofthenature,wehavelivedhappilyforalongtime.andwestartedtogaineverythingavailablefromthenature.andthislastedsolongatime.today,peoplehavediscoveredthatthenaturearoundisgettingworseandworse.
whatisthreateningthenature?airandwaterpollution,overharvestingofplantandanimalspecies,overpopulationandsoon.overpopulationisthebiggestsourceofpollution.letstakeoverpopulationasanexample.
whatdoesoverpopulationfeellike?whenwemoveslowlythroughthecityinatazi.whenweenteracrowdedslumdistrict.whenthetemperatureishighandwhentheairisthickwithdustandsmoke.thestreetsarecrowdedwithpeople.thestreetsseemalivewithpeople.peopleeating.peoplewashing.peopletalking.peoplesleeping.peoplevisitingeachother,arguingandscreaming.peoplerelievingthemselves.peoplepushingtheirhandsthroughthetaxiwindows,begging.peopleleadinganimals.people,people,people,people.aswedriveslowlythroughthecrowd,soundingthetaxishorn,thedust,heat,noiseandcookingfiresmadeitlikeascenefromhell!iadmit,frightening.
tothenature,overpopulationisabigproblem.morepeople,morepollution.andthebigpopulationisthreateningthenatureeverysecond.
therapidriseinworldpopulationisnotcreatingproblemsonlyforthedevelopingcountries.thewholeworldfacestheproblemthatrawmaterialsarebeingusedupatanincreasingrateandfoodproductioncannotkeepupwiththepopulationincrease.peopleinrichcountriesmaketheheaviestdemandsontheworldsresources,itsfood,fuelandland,andcausethemostpollution.ababybornintheunitedstateswilluseinhislifetime30timesmoreoftheworldsresourcesthanababyborninindia.unlessallthecountriesoftheworldtakeunitedactiontodealwiththepopulationexplosiontherewillbemoreandmorepeoplefightingforashareoflessandlessland,foodandfuel,andthefuturewillbringpoverty,miseryandwartousall.
formostofthedevelopingcountries,itisagoodideatocontrolthepopulationgrowth.forexample,chinahascarriedoutbirthcontrolforyears.andthisplanhasaGREateffectontheworldpopulation.
ifthepopulationcontinuestoincrease,iftheairandwatercontinuetobepolluted,ifwedontdosomethingtoprotectwild-plantandwildlifespecieswillbedeclining.speciesandbiologicalcommunitieshavedifficultyadaptingtochange.economicopportunitiesandthequalityoflifeoffuturegenerationsarealsoputatrisk.byprotectingnature,weprotectourselves.
letsunitetogether,handinhandwestandallacrosstheland.
wecanmakethisworldinwhichtolive.handinhand.controlthepopulationgrowth.takegoodcareofournature.
