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Earth Day is one of the world's largest environmental movements. Held every year on April 22, Earth ...
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Earth Day is one of the world's largest environmental movements. Held every year on April 22, Earth Day turns 50 this year. It was created by US politician Gaylord Nelson, aiming to give a voice to people who wanted environmental protection. 1. Back then, it helped to bring clean air and water laws to the US. Now a global movement, it's facing even bigger environmental threats.
2. One of these is The Ocean Cleanup based in the Netherlands. It has successfully made a device that can gather and collect waste from our oceans and rivers, a majority of which is plastic. For us, plastic is an item we use and then throw away. But if you throw away a plastic bottle today, it is non-biodegradable (不可生物降解的).It will still be around for hundreds of years. Much of this plastic waste ends up in the sea, where it kills more than 100 million sea creatures every year. 3.
It is not just our oceans that are under threat. Over time, deforestation (滥伐森林),improper farming, and livestock grazing (放牧)can stop green areas from growing. 4. A Chinese non-governmental organizations (NGO) — The China Green Foundation — is working to change this by planting millions of trees. Another NGO that is making big changes is Welfare Togo. Togo is a developing country in Africa. It faces many environmental problems, including air and water pollution and desertification. To help, Welfare Togo opened 31 schools across the country that focus on teaching sustainable development. Its aim is using education to bring positive environmental changes to Togo.
5. However, through small everyday changes, such as recycling correctly, we can also bring about considerable changes to our natural world.
A.This is called desertification.
B.It aims to support environmental protection around the world.
C.His idea was so successful that more than 20 million people joined in Earth Day events.
D.However, because of high demand, we still make more than 300 tons of new plastic every year.
E.It challenges people to promote environmental education.
F.Not all of us can make such large contributions.
G.Fortunately, many NGOs are stepping up to promote positive changes.
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