TASK - WRITING ASSIGNMENT

Por
DARLING VIVIANA LUCENA ORTEGA
Cédula-1 061 730 400
English IV - Code: 90170
Group 64
Present to:
MARYURY USECHE

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL ABIERTA Y A DISTANCIA UNAD

LICENCIATURA EN MATEMÁTICAS
ESCUELA DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN
CEAD PASTO-NARIÑO
10 DE ABRIL DE 2020
United Nations Secretary-General:

Effects of technology on the environment

Environmental impact is known as the effect that human activity produces on the
environment.
So the impact of technology on the environment refers to the way technology makes
changes in nature.
Throughout history, three problems can be recognized, with which technological
development has strongly impacted the environment:
The first is pollution, as nature's ability to dissolve or absorb the exorbitant amount of
waste is simply completely overcome, leaving a destructive trail among living things.
The second problem is the depletion of energy resources and raw materials, since
excessive consumption does not have the time necessary for the natural regeneration of
such resources, which is how technology increasingly searches for new places of
exploitation, leaving behind this hostile terrain that will take years to regenerate on their
own.
The third is social inequality, since technology represents progress for some regions and
destruction for others, it is necessary to recognize that natural habitats are the main
resource of many regions that depend on it to survive.
So to solve these problems, we must make a social commitment, raise awareness,
reduce the consumption of technological waste, recycle, reuse, avoid the production of
waste, properly manage technological waste, and think about production or sustainable
development. All this contributes to not causing irreversible environmental impacts.
Technology can be a very efficient tool for progress, but it can also destroy our planet. It
depends on our commitment to save the environment.

ATTENTIVELY

Darling Lucena
Student of Licenciatura en Matemáticas UNAD