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Have you ever given any (1) _ _ _ _ g_ _ to the concept of the protection of our natural resources and the significance it (2) _ e _ _ _ on our sound existence? It may have been recognized by only a few of us what consequences our wasteful life may (3) _ _ _ d to unless we undertake some proper (4) _ _ _ s _ _ _ s to conserve natural habitats and their key components - wildlife, vegetation, soil and water supplies.
This question requires still more publicity, for sure. Hardly ever do we (5) _ _ _ _ _ z _ how much affluent gets (6) d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ d into the water or how many tons of waste our populations can churn out daily. In our hectic life, we seldom think of the vast (7) _r _ _ of woodlands, including rain forest, that get cleared every minute. We aren’t usually (8) _ _ _ _ c _ _ _ _ of the fact that the zone (9) _ _ y _ _ is being depleted due to the greenhouse effect. How much do we know about the animal species being on the (10) _ _ _ g_ of extinction? Lastly, who is to (11) _ _ _ m _ for our abysmal ignorance?
One possible response is the incredible intensity of life that we are living almost all the time. Statistically, an average couple has more to acquire in the 20th century than their (12)_ _ c _ _ _ _ _ s did several decades ago - an education, the financial means for securing the family with a flat or a house, a car and other variety of rudimentary accessories that the civilized world has to offer and without which our (13) _ x _ _ _ _ _ _ _ seems unimaginable.
Therefore, the answer is simple. It is ourselves that should face the (14) _ _ a_ _ _ s of devastating the natural environment that we (15) _ _ _ g _ _ _ _ _ from, but for which we don’t give much consideration in principle.