THE EARTH

DAY
BY CERNOLEVSCHI VLAD
 THE EARTH`S
• Earth Day is an annual event DAY IS 22 APRIL
on April 22 to demonstrate
support for
environmental protection. First
held on April 22, 1970, it now
includes a wide range of
events coordinated globally by
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ON EARTH DAY 2020, OVER 100 MILLION PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD
OBSERVED THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN WHAT IS BEING REFERRED TO AS
THE L ARGEST ONLINE MASS MOBILIZATION IN HISTORY.
AIR POLLUTION I S H A R M F U L T O H U M A N H E A LT H A N D E C O S Y S T E M S . A L A R G E PA R T O F
T H E P O P U L AT I O N D O E S N O T L I V E I N A H E A LT H Y E N V I R O N M E N T, A C C O R D I N G T O C U R R E N T
S TA N D A R D S .
DESTRUCTION OF THE OZONE LAYER THE MAIN
CAUSE OF OZONE DE PL ETION IS CHE MICAL E MISSIONS CONTAINING CHLOR IDE S AND
BROMIDE S, WHICH CR E AT E HOL E S THR OUG H WHICH HAR MF UL UV RAYS CAN
PE NETRAT E
WATER POLLUTION IS A SER IOUS P R OB L EM FOR T H E ECOLOG Y O F
T H E EA R T H . A ND IT SH OUL D BE SOLV ED B OT H AT T H E CO UNT R Y L EVE L A ND B Y EA CH
P ER SON.
DEFORESTATION A C C O R D I N G T O T H E F O O D A N D A G R I C U LT U R E O R G A N I Z AT I O N O F
T H E U N I T E D N AT I O N S ( FA O ) , W E L O S E 7 . 3 M I L L I O N H E C TA R E S O F F O R E S T A N N U A L LY. S I N C E 1 9 9 0 ,
H A L F O F T H E E X I S T I N G F O R E S T S H AV E B E E N D E S T R O Y E D . I N T H E A M A Z O N , I N T H E L A S T 5 0
Y E A R S , 1 7 % O F T H E T E R R I T O R Y H A S A L R E A D Y B E E N C L E A R E D T O M A K E W AY F O R C AT T L E FA R M S .
OVERFISHING IT IS EST IM ATED T H AT IF W E FI SH AT T H E CU R R ENT R ATE,
BY 2 0 5 0 W E W I L L H AV E NO FISH I N T H E SEA S A ND OCE A NS. O VER 8 0 % O F T H E
W OR L D' S FISH ER IES OV ER EX P LOIT R ESOUR CES. A L R EA DY 90 % OF L AR G E P R ED ATOR Y
SP ECIES A R E END A NG ER ED .
 ALL PROBLEMS THAT THREATEN THE ENVIRONMENT
AND LIFE ON EARTH ARE CAUSED BY HUMAN ACTIVITY
LET'S SAVE THE EARTH!
 LET'S N O T B E
INDIF F E R E N T !
E T H E R W E C A N D O
O N L Y T O G
IT!
THE END