It is a reality and in recent years the degradation of the environment and the planet in several areas.
A deterioration of ecosystems especially due to the activity of man who has brought contamination, climbing temperatures, stelming basic foods or problems to access drinking water among others.
In this sense, experts have valued which are the MOST UNCINCIENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS and in which it is necessary Act sooner rather than later.
The 5 important challenges on the environment and the planet
In the last half century, the degradation of ecosystems, Fundamentally due to human activities, it has placed environmental problems in the front line as its effects became increasingly visible: water supply problems, excess temperatures, steep products or transport limitations, among others.
Environmental problems are many, but the most important According to different specialists are:
- Air pollution, water and soils. The more than 400 million tons of plastic that are produced worldwide, of which less than 10 % are recycled. Especially problematic are microplastics, particles of diameter of less than 5 millimeters, which drinks, ingested and even aspirated, end inside the human body. But plastic is just one of the many pollutants.
- Deterioration of biodiversity. Fauna and flora are essential for human survival and it is not only important to preserve the Iberian lynx, the panda bear or other iconic species: also, the Iberian demon, the departure toad and others less striking. Every time a species is lost – the average rate ranges between one and two annually – a brick of the natural building disappears: the loss of too many bricks can make the entire building collapse.
- Increased invasive exotic species. This problem has grown exponentially in recent years, as globalization disturbed the fragile ecosystem balance. Invasive species eradicate or destroy the premises: an example is that of American minks, to the detriment of European minks. They even threaten human health, as with the proliferation of insects of the tiger mosquito type.
- Overexploitation of natural resources. The greed of large multinational and politician companies without a vision of the future promotes the systematic destruction of natural environments: from the deforestation of Amazonian spaces to the exhaustion of Atlantic fishing banks or mining pollution that now also threatens the polar regions. This overexploitation does not stop even before human life: between 2012 and 2023 more than 2,000 environmental defenders were killed; 8 out of 10, in Latin American countries.
- Excessive production and inappropriate waste management. The overexploitation leads to outdated consumption Market driven and a good example is the fact that each Spaniard buys an average of 34 garments annually, apart from those accumulated in their cabinets. To try to solve the inconveniences created by a growing volume of waste, the concept of circular economy is born, which seeks to turn them into new resources for other uses. EFE / ECOticias.com