Some people say that the main environmental problem of our time is the loss of particular species of plants and animals. Others say that there are more important environmental problems.

Some people consider that the loss of individual
species
of plants and animals is the main environmental problem of our time. Attempts to preserve rare or dying
species
are carried out in zoos or other specialist plant and animal facilities, through breeding programmes, preservation orders and other forms of protection and there was genuine sadness among many when the
last
surviving white rhino
died
Suggestion
has died
earlier
this
year. Survival of the fittest is nature's way of ruthlessly allowing weaker specimens to die out,
although
mankind has
also
contributed to falling animal numbers through hunting and poaching.
However
, whether saving individual
species
should be the main focus of environmental protection is debatable. Climate
change
and excessive use of
plastic
are just two other major problems that deserve our attention. The evidence of climate
change
is there for us all to see: rising sea levels and associated flooding with the loss of homes at low land levels are becoming more frequent. Many countries and island communities are now calling for urgent action to delay, halt or even reverse the process,
although
if we believe the experts, reversal is impossible. Habitable areas are gradually shrinking, often for some of the poorest groups of people, but there seems to be little obvious action taking place. If the major contributors to climate
change
will not support the reduction of greenhouse gases, there is little hope for the future. Naturalists have
also
begun to expose the serious problems arising from discarded
plastic
waste. Birds and animals can die gruesome deaths through being trapped or caught up in
plastic
bags or ropes, while the long process required for these plastics to decay means that they remain a threat for many years to come. Worse, there is now beginning to be evidence of sea creatures ingesting smaller globules of disintegrating
plastic
, which harms them and all the other creatures in their particular food chain. The loss of particular
species
, both flora and fauna, is cause for regret, but I do not agree that they are the most important environmental problems these days. If climate
change
and damage from
plastic
continue
any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
container
, there will be less land and less food for everyone, including plants and animals.
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