Governments need to ___ ___ on bad practices such as illegal logging and mining in rainforests.
Governments need to crack down on bad practices such as illegal logging and mining in rainforests.
___ ___ trees is called deforestation and it can have serious effects on the environment.
Cutting down trees is called deforestation and it can have serious effects on the environment.
In the last few weeks, scientists have given us an update on the amount of polar ice loss that is been underway since the 1990s. Between Greenland and Antarctica, the total ___ ___ 6.4 trillion tons from 1992 to 2017.
Between Greenland and Antarctica, the total amounts to 6.4 trillion tons from 1992 to 2017.
In 2019, the United Nations released a report describing a global biodiversity crisis in which millions of species will be ___ ___ in a matter of decades if we do not take action.
The UN released a report describing a global biodiversity crisis in which millions of species will be wiped out in a matter of decades if we do not take action.
In the past three decades, 1/3 of the world's natural resources have been ___ ___. In the Amazon alone, 2000 trees are felled in a minute.
In the past three decades, 1/3 of the world's natural resources have been used up. In the Amazon alone, 2000 trees are felled in a minute.
Species are ___ ___ at hundreds to thousands of times the natural rate. For example, there are only around 400 North Atlantic right whales left.
Species are dying out at hundreds to thousands of times the natural rate. For example, there are only around 400 North Atlantic right whales left.
Policymakers have to ___ ___ and assume more responsibility for the environment all over the world..
Policymakers have to step up and assume more responsibility for the environment all over the world.
We ___ ___ ___ a great deal of resistance from big multinational companies in dealing with the effects of climate change.
We came up against a great deal of resistance from big multinational companies in dealing with the effects of climate change.
You have to ___ ___ for your rights - you can't let them walk all over you.
You have to stand up for your rights - you can't let them walk all over you.
We can mitigate the detrimental effects of climate change if we all ___ ___ and work together.
We can mitigate the detrimental effects of climate change if we all chip in and work together.
The U.N. secretary-general arrived in Tokyo to ___ ___ support for international peacekeeping.
The U.N. secretary-general arrived in Tokyo to drum up support for international peacekeeping.
The campaign had clearly succeeded in ___ its message ___ to the public.
The campaign had clearly succeeded in getting its message across to the public.
