Unit1EnvironmentEarth’sHealthinSharpDecline,MassiveStudyFinds大规模研究发现:地球的“健康”每况愈下ThereportcardhasarrivedfromthelargesteverscientificEarthanalysis,andmanyoftheplanet’secosystemsaresimplynotmakingthegrade
有史以来对地球进行的最大规模的科学分析结果表明,地球上的许多生态系统都达不到标准
TheUN-backedMillenniumEcosystemAssessmentSynthesisReportfoundthatnearlytwo-thirdsofEarth’slife-supportingecosystems,includingcleanwater,pureair,andstableclimate,arebeingdegradedbyunsustainableuse
由联合国主持的《千年生态系统评估综合报告》指出,由于不可持续的使用,地球上将近三分之二的用来维持生命的生态系统(包括干净的水源、纯净的空气以及稳定的气候)正遭受破坏
Humanhascausedmuchofthisdamageduringthepasthalfcentury
Soaringdemandforfood,freshwater,timber,fiberandfuelhaveledtodramaticenvironmentalchanges,fromdeforestationtochemicalpollution,thereportsays
Thealreadygrimsituationmayworsendramaticallyduringthefirsthalfofthe21stcentury,ther