1. Environmental problems

2. People have always polluted their surroundings
People have always polluted their surroundings. But until now pollution was not such a serious problem. People lived in uncrowded rural areas and did not have pollution – causing machines. With the development of crowded industrial cities, the which put huge amounts of pollutants into small areas, the problems has become more important. Automobiles and other new inventions make pollution steady worse. Since the late 1960`s people have become alarmed with the danger of pollution.

3. Air, water, and soil are necessary for existence of all living things
Air, water, and soil are necessary for existence of all living things. But pollution air can cause illness, and even death. Pollution water kills fish and other marine life. On polluted soil, food can not be grown. In addition environmental pollution spoils the naturals beauty of our planet.

4. Pollution is as complicated as serious problem
Pollution is as complicated as serious problem. Automobiles are polluting the air but they provide jobs for people and produce necessary goods. Fertilizers and pesticides are important for growing crops but they can ruin soil.

5. Thus, people would have to stop using many useful things if they wanted to end pollution immediately. Most people do not want that of course. But pollution can be reduced gradually. Scientists and engineers can find the ways to reduce pollution from automobiles and factories. Government can pass laws that would make measures for reducing of pollution. Individuals and groups of people can work together to persuade enterprises to stop polluting activities.

6. Large cities with thousand smoky idustrial the enterprises appear all over the world today.The by-products of their activity pollute the air we breathe, water we drink, t0heland, the land we grow grain and vegetables on.

7. Every world industry pollutes the ahmosphere with about 1000 million tons of dust and other harmful substanses. Many cities suffer from smog. Vast forests are cut and burn in fire. Their dissappearance upsests the oxygn balance. As a result some rare spesies of animals, birds, fish and plantsdissapear forever, a number of rivers and lakes dry up.

8. The pollution of air and the world` oceans, destruktion of the ozon layer is the result of man`s careless instraction with nature, a sign of the ecological crises.

9. The most horrible ecologian disaster berell Ukrain and its people after the Chernobyl tragedy in April About 18 persent of the territory of Byelarus were also polluted with radioctive subctances. A great damage has been done to the agriculture, forests and people`s health. The consequences of this explosion at the atomic power-station are tragic for the Ukrainian, Byelarussian and other nations.

11. Environmental protection is of a universal concern
Environmental protection is of a universal concern. That is why serious measures to create a system of ecological security should be taken.

12. Some progress has been already made in this direction
Some progress has been already made in this direction. As many as 159 countries- members of the UNO- have set up environmental protection agencies. Numerouse conferences have been held by these agencies to discuss problems facing ecologically poor regions including the Aral Sea, the South Urals, Kuzbass, Donbass, Semi palatinsk and Chernobl. An international environmental research has been set up on Lake Baikal. The international organisation Greenpeace is also doing much to preserve the environment.

13. But these are only the initial steps and they must be carried onward to protect nature, to save live on the planet not only for the sake of the present but also for the future generations.