Презентація "Nature & Environment"

Nature. Environment. The Earth.

W. H. Davies. Leisure. WHAT is this life if, full of care,We have no time to stand and stare?—No time to stand beneath the boughs,And stare as long as sheep and cows: No time to see, when woods we pass,Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass: No time to see, in broad daylight,Streams full of stars, like skies at night: No time to turn at Beauty's glance,And watch her feet, how they can dance: No time to wait till her mouth can. Enrich that smile her eyes began?A poor life this if, full of care,We have no time to stand and stare.

W. H. Davies Leisure перевод. Елизавета Мяф. Ну что это за жизнь, когда среди проблем. Взглянуть на красоту нет времени совсем!Нет времени в тени раскидистых ветвей. Смотреть вперед, отбросив скуку серых дней. И по лесу гулять нет времени у нас,Следить, куда же белка спрячет свой запас,И удивляться, что средь бела дня ручьи. Искрятся звездами, как небеса в ночи, На танец той прекрасной девушки смотреть,Чья красота легко тебя поймает в сеть. Нет времени дождаться, как, в конце концов,Улыбка озарит прелестное лицо. Да, наша жизнь бедна, когда среди проблем. Взглянуть на красоту нет времени совсем!

Nature People Landscape Flora Water resources Wildlife Fauna. Environment. Earth. Problems Pollution Climate change Disasters Overpopulation

“Future is the time when you will regret that you didn’t do what you could do today” Chinese Wisdom. W. Pekny, Plattform Footprint

There are 5 bln tons of carbon monoxide emissions into the atmosphere every year. As a result the ozone layer gets thinner, ozone holes are appearing. The sunrays coming through these holes may cause people diseases, the most dangerous among which is cancer. There’s getting less and less oxygen left on Earth and there are more and more gases produced by transport, plants and factories.

During the last 20 years people cut down as many forests, as it had been destroyed for their previous existence, not speaking about the fires caused by people. For many animals the forest is a home. But there are less and less forests on the planet. It means that animalsare losing their homes and are in the danger of extinction.

The process of forming soil is very slow: it takes hundreds and even thousands years. But to destroy it is very easy. During the last century people destroy nearly a quarter of all fertile lands.

Scientists calculated, that every year so many poisonous things are getting into the rivers and seas, that they could be filled into 10,000 trains. Washing powder has even been found in the Arctic Ocean. As a result it is dangerous and sometimes banned to swim in such European rivers as the Volga, the Danube, the Rhein and many others.

Footprint (human demand): How much of the biosphere’s regenerative capacity is used by human activities?W. Pekny, Plattform Footprint. What does it measure? Ecological Footprint

footprint.wwf.org.uk

There is about 2,0 gha (global hectare) available per person today. The average European citizen requires 4,8 gha to meet his/her material demands. (US citizen 9,6 gha) W. Pekny, Plattform Footprint. We live on TOO BIG a foot! style.colorfillcolorfill.type

If all people live like we do in Europe, it will require 2,5 planets!

What can you do to help your planet?

Earth Day

The Earth Day is celebrated on April 22. It was founded by U. S. Senator Gaylord Nelson in 1970. Now this holiday is popular in many countries of the world.style.colorfillcolorfill.typefill.onrrrrr

Earth Day - a civil initiative, open to accession by any individuals, groups and organizations.

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Home task Home Reading (Ex.1 p.175)*Write a short essay “What are the main ecological problems in our town and how can I help the environment?