VOCABULARY 9 – Environment

So, first of all. Why is it important to ______ (1) the environment at all? I’ll give you four persuasive reasons!

1. A clean and healthy environment ______ (2) human health. Pollution and toxic chemicals can ______ (3) to a lot of health problems, including respiratory diseases, cancer, and other illnesses.
2. A healthy environment ______ (4) climate change. Burning fossil fuels and cutting down trees (deforestation) are causing the climate to change, so we all should _______ (5) of our forests and find other energy sources if we want to stop climate change.
3. A healthy environment ______ (6) to a stable economy. The meat industry, agriculture and fisheries all ______ (7) from a clean environment
4. We have a moral obligation to take care of the environment to _____ (8) that future generations can enjoy it too.