UEA 2020 — Questão 9 · Leitura e interpretação de texto
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UEA Macro 2020 · Inglês
Humans exploiting and destroying nature on unprecedented scale
Wildlife populations are in freefall around the world, driven by human overconsumption, population growth and intensive agriculture, according to a major new assessment of the abundance of life on Earth.
On average, global populations of mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles fell by 68% between 1970 and 2016, according to the WWF and Zoological Society of London (ZSL)'s biennial Living Planet Report 2020. Two years ago, the figure stood at 60%.
The research is one of the most comprehensive assessments of global biodiversity available and was compiled by 134 experts from around the world. It found that from the rainforests of central America to the Pacific Ocean, nature is being exploited and destroyed by humans on a scale never previously recorded. Deforestation and the conversion of wild spaces for human food production have largely been blamed for the destruction of Earth's web of life.
The report highlights that 75% of the Earth's ice-free land has been significantly altered by human activity, and almost 90% of global wetlands have been lost since 1700. Using satellite analysis, the report also finds that wilderness areas - defined as having no human imprint - only account for 25% of the Earth's terrestrial area and are largely restricted to Russia, Canada, Brazil and Australia.
Tanya Steele, chief executive at WWF, said: "We are wiping wildlife from the face of the planet, burning our forests, polluting and over-fishing our seas and destroying wild areas. We are wrecking our world - the one place we call home - risking our health, security and survival here on Earth."
(Patrick Greenfield. www.theguardian.com,10.09.2020. Adaptado.)
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Wildlife populations are in freefall around the world, driven by human overconsumption, population growth and intensive agriculture, according to a major new assessment of the abundance of life on Earth.On average, global populations of mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles fell by 68% between 1970 and 2016, according to the WWF and Zoological Society of London (ZSL)'s biennial Living Planet Report 2020. Two years ago, the figure stood at 60%.
The research is one of the most comprehensive assessments of global biodiversity available and was compiled by 134 experts from around the world. It found that from the rainforests of central America to the Pacific Ocean, nature is being exploited and destroyed by humans on a scale never previously recorded. Deforestation and the conversion of wild spaces for human food production have largely been blamed for the destruction of Earth's web of life.
The report highlights that 75% of the Earth's ice-free land has been significantly altered by human activity, and almost 90% of global wetlands have been lost since 1700. Using satellite analysis, the report also finds that wilderness areas - defined as having no human imprint - only account for 25% of the Earth's terrestrial area and are largely restricted to Russia, Canada, Brazil and Australia.
Tanya Steele, chief executive at WWF, said: "We are wiping wildlife from the face of the planet, burning our forests, polluting and over-fishing our seas and destroying wild areas. We are wrecking our world - the one place we call home - risking our health, security and survival here on Earth."
(Patrick Greenfield. www.theguardian.com,10.09.2020. Adaptado.)
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Alternativas
- Aa atividade agrícola intensiva, o crescimento da população e o consumo excessivo são responsáveis pela destruição das espécies selvagens.
- Bsomente a diminuição do uso de recursos em 60% nos ajudará a garantir um planeta estável para o futuro.
- Cpaíses como Rússia, Canadá, Brasil e Austrália são os que mais desmatam para agricultura e pecuária.
- Da extinção de espécies de mamíferos, aves, peixes, anfíbios e répteis passou a ocorrer a partir dos anos 70.
- Ea extinção de 68% das espécies é também resultado da comercialização de animais selvagens.
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Fonte: UEA Macro 2020 · Consultar referência