HOW CAN WE HELP PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT?
Modern technology has many benefits – we can produce food more cheaply and in greater quantities, we can  to change the way we livecan compost their foodgovernments to take action to reduce pollution and improve the environmentwe are polluting our oceans with plastic and chemicalsmanufacture the things we need more efficientlywidespread use of fertilisers and pesticides and we can travel and communicate more easily. On the one hand, our activities often have negative impacts on the environment. It is well known that  can compost their foodto change the way we livewidespread use of fertilisers and pesticidesmanufacture the things we need more efficientlygovernments to take action to reduce pollution and improve the environmentwe are polluting our oceans with plastic and chemicals , many species are dying out and natural areas are disappearing as cities spread. Scientists agree that we need to act in order to protect the world we live in before it’s too late. But how can we do this?
Most people accept that for protecting the environment,  to change the way we livemanufacture the things we need more efficientlywidespread use of fertilisers and pesticideswe are polluting our oceans with plastic and chemicalsgovernments to take action to reduce pollution and improve the environmentcan compost their food . As individual, we can help the environment by living simpler: we can buy fewer things and keep them longer. We can also use public transport and only use cars and planes when necessary; we can eat locally-produced food and we can recycle more. People with their own houses and gardens  manufacture the things we need more efficientlyto change the way we livewidespread use of fertilisers and pesticidesgovernments to take action to reduce pollution and improve the environmentcan compost their foodwe are polluting our oceans with plastic and chemicals , grow organic vegetables and invest in solar panels to provide energy.
However, not everyone agrees that the responsibility for protecting the environment lies with individuals. They point out that most environmental destruction is caused by companies, not individual people. For example, many people are worried that  governments to take action to reduce pollution and improve the environmentto change the way we livecan compost their foodmanufacture the things we need more efficientlywidespread use of fertilisers and pesticideswe are polluting our oceans with plastic and chemicals threatens wildlife and pollutes soil and water, and that cutting down forests destroys the habitats of birds and animals. Also, pollution of the sea is often caused by waste from factories or by spills from oil tankers, and scientists warn that overfishing could lead to fish disappearing from the oceans.
People believe that these things can be changed. We can do a lot as individuals to help the environment by behaving in a more responsible way. We also need  governments to take action to reduce pollution and improve the environmentwidespread use of fertilisers and pesticideswe are polluting our oceans with plastic and chemicalscan compost their foodto change the way we livemanufacture the things we need more efficiently . Just in this way, the world will become a better place to live in.