Nowmoreandmorepeoplearefocusingonthenature.Itisnodoubtthatthenatureisimportanttoeveryhumanbeing.Nonature,nolife.Becauseofthesuppliesofthenature,wehavelivedhappilyforalongtime.Andwestartedtogaineverythingavailablefromthenature.Andthislastedsolongatime.Today,peoplehavediscoveredthatthenaturearoundisgettingworseandworse. 　　Whatisthreateningthenature?Airandwaterpollution,overharvestingofplantandanimalspecies,overpopulationandsoon.Overpopulationisthebiggestsourceofpollution.Let'stakeoverpopulationasanexample. 　　Whatdoesoverpopulationfeellike?Whenwemoveslowlythroughthecityinatazi.Whenweenteracrowdedslumdistrict.Whenthetemperatureishighandwhentheairisthickwithdustandsmoke.Thestreetsarecrowdedwithpeople.Thestreetsseemalivewithpeople.Peopleeating.Peoplewashing.Peopletalking.Peoplesleeping.Peoplevisitingeachother,arguingandscreaming.Peoplerelievingthemselves.Peoplepushingtheirhandsthroughthetaxiwindows,begging.Peopleleadinganimals.People,people,people,people.Aswedriveslowlythroughthecrowd,soundingthetaxi'shorn,thedust,heat,noiseandcookingfiresmadeitlikeascenefromhell!Iadmit,frightening. 　　Tothenature,overpopulationisabigproblem.Morepeople,morepollution.Andthebigpopulationisthreateningthenatureeverysecond. 　　therapidriseinworldpopulationisnotcreatingproblemsonlyforthedevelopingcountries.Thewholeworldfacestheproblemthatrawmaterialsarebeingusedupatanincreasingrateandfoodproductioncannotkeepupwiththepopulationincrease.Peopleinrichcountriesmaketheheaviestdemandsontheworld'sresources,itsfood,fuelandland,andcausethemostpollution.AbabybornintheUnitedStateswilluseinhislifetime30timesmoreoftheworld'sresourcesthanababyborninIndia.Unlessallthecountriesoftheworldtakeunitedactiontodealwiththepopulationexplosiontherewillbemoreandmorepeoplefightingforashareoflessandlessland,foodandfuel,andthefuturewillbringpoverty,miseryandwartousall. 　　Formostofthedevelopingcountries,itisagoodideatocontrolthepopulationgrowth.Forexample,Chinahascarriedoutbirthcontrolforyears.AndthisplanhasaGREateffectontheworldpopulation. 　　Ifthepopulationcontinuestoincrease,iftheairandwatercontinuetobepolluted,ifwedon'tdosomethingtoprotectwild-plantandwildlifespecieswillbedeclining.Speciesandbiologicalcommunitieshavedifficultyadaptingtochange.Economicopportunitiesandthequalityoflifeoffuturegenerationsarealsoputatrisk.Byprotectingnature,weprotectourselves. 　　Let'sunitetogether,handinhandwestandallacrosstheland. 　　Wecanmakethisworldinwhichtolive.Handinhand.Controlthepopulationgrowth.Takegoodcareofournature.