Environmental Issues

• Plastic Pollution

• Deforestation

• Global Warming from Fossil Fuels

• Biodiversity Loss

• Air Pollution

• Food and Water Insecurity

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Source: The biggest environmental problems of 2021. (2021, May 07). Retrieved May 11, 2021, from https://earth.org/the-biggest-environmental-problems-of-our-lifetime/

"Pollution is the introduction of harmful materials into the environment. These harmful materials are called pollutants. Pollutants can be natural, such as volcanic ash. They can also be created by human activity, such as trash or runoff produced by factories. Pollutants damage the quality of air, water, and land."

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Source: National Geographic Society. (2012, October 09). Pollution. Retrieved May 11, 2021, from https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/pollution/

"Air pollution can cause respiratory diseases and cancer, among other problems and diseases.

 

Water pollution can lead to typhoid, diarrheal diseases, and others."

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Source: Reasons why we should care about the environment. (n.d.). Retrieved May 11, 2021, from https://www.eraenvironnement.com/reasons-why-we-should-care-about-the-8927-environment/#sthash.azp1Ncfc.dpbs

"Healthy ecosystems clean our water, purify our air, maintain our soil, regulate the climate, recycle nutrients and provide us with food. They provide raw materials and resources for medicines and other purposes. They are at the foundation of all civilization and sustain our economies. It's that simple: we could not live without these “ecosystem services”. 

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Source: Why do we need to protect biodiversity? (n.d.). Retrieved May 11, 2021, from https://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/biodiversity/intro/index_en.htm