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As the population has grown and new technologies have spread across cultures and continents, more and more of the planet’s resources have been pressed into serving the species. In the process, human activities have disrupted the natural order of the environment by depopulating and eliminating species and adding harmful chemicals to the air, water, and soil—activities that are changing the climate and the structure and function of ecosystems, as well as the biological communities they contain. </p><p>Solving the critical environmental problems of global warming, water scarcity, pollution, and biodiversity loss are perhaps the greatest challenges of the 21st century. </p><p><b>Will we rise to meet them?</b></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0035ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="f0035ae" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-row"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3625f13" data-id="3625f13" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d6678e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html" data-id="d6678e4" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="html.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="ad-unit"> <div class="ad-wrapper">  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1554211103865-0' style='height:90px; width:728px;' class="none block-l"> <script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1554211103865-0'); });</script> </div> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1554211247965-0' style='height:50px; width:320px;' class="block none-l"> <script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1554211247965-0'); });</script> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-925dd8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="925dd8e" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-row"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7a673d" data-id="f7a673d" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-a7adc9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="a7adc9a" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default"><b>Meet the Big Four Problems</b></h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-252db3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="252db3d" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix"> <p>Human action has triggered a vast cascade of environmental problems that now threaten the continued ability of both natural and human systems to flourish. Here are four major environmental problems this site will be showcasing.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0fe82a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="a0fe82a" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-row"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6099668" data-id="6099668" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6e8c8d elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="d6e8c8d" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no"> <div class="elementor-row"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba66820" data-id="ba66820" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-53cc906 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="53cc906" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><h3 class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://explore.britannica.com/explore/savingearth/pollution/">Pollution</a></h3><p class="elementor-image-box-description">Pollution is one of the most serious problems facing the planet, but it may be one of the easiest to overcome. Learn about how humans cause and can remedy our pollution problems.</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-bd54c0c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button" data-id="bd54c0c" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="button.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-button-wrapper"> <a href="https://explore.britannica.com/explore/savingearth/pollution/" class="elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm" role="button"> <span class="elementor-button-content-wrapper"> <span class="elementor-button-text">Read More</span> </span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b09189" data-id="9b09189" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7410afd elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="7410afd" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><h3 class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://explore.britannica.com/explore/savingearth/water-crisis/">Water Crisis</a></h3><p class="elementor-image-box-description">This crisis poses the most immediate risk to human life and regional stability. Learn about the causes and effects of water scarcity at the global level, and about some of the strategies for addressing it.</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-a1b0839 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button" data-id="a1b0839" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="button.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-button-wrapper"> <a href="https://explore.britannica.com/explore/savingearth/water-crisis/" class="elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm" role="button"> <span class="elementor-button-content-wrapper"> <span class="elementor-button-text">Read More</span> </span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f74bc8e" data-id="f74bc8e" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-fbf6c49 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="fbf6c49" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><h3 class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://explore.britannica.com/explore/savingearth/global-warming/">Global Warming</a></h3><p class="elementor-image-box-description">The greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are changing the face of Earth. Explore the ways climate change is occurring and what we can do about it.</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-0df229e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button" data-id="0df229e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="button.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-button-wrapper"> <a href="https://explore.britannica.com/explore/savingearth/global-warming/" class="elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm" role="button"> <span class="elementor-button-content-wrapper"> <span class="elementor-button-text">Read More</span> </span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-de70947" data-id="de70947" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3d2b159 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="3d2b159" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><h3 class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://explore.britannica.com/explore/savingearth/biodiversity-loss/">Biodiversity Loss</a></h3><p class="elementor-image-box-description">Nonhuman life on Earth is suffering greatly at human hands. Learn the major threats to biodiversity and what can be done to keep our organisms from being lost forever.</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d8df336 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button" data-id="d8df336" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="button.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-button-wrapper"> <a href="https://explore.britannica.com/explore/savingearth/biodiversity-loss/" class="elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm" role="button"> <span class="elementor-button-content-wrapper"> <span class="elementor-button-text">Read More</span> </span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7b1ff8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="d7b1ff8" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-row"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a1e69a" data-id="4a1e69a" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-836a54e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer" data-id="836a54e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="spacer.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-spacer"> <div class="elementor-spacer-inner"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2b9837 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle" data-id="e2b9837" 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elementor-size-default">"Future generations will judge us harshly if we fail to uphold our moral and historical responsibilities."</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6fc550fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="6fc550fc" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix"> <p><b>Ban Ki-Moon, former secretary-general of the United Nations</b></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5933b027 elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="5933b027" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-row"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b937d16" data-id="2b937d16" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-33f1818 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="33f1818" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default"><b>The Underlying Causes</b></h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-2d1b6fce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="2d1b6fce" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix"> <p>While it is difficult to distill the major drivers of our planet’s environmental problems into a brief list, the following articles provide insight into some of the overarching causes behind many of our most pressing crises. Read about the Industrial Revolution, population growth, consumerism, and other big forces that have led to an Earth that needs saving.</p><p> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-f254779 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button" data-id="f254779" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="button.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-button-wrapper"> <a href="https://explore.britannica.com/explore/savingearth/causes-and-solutions/" target="_blank" class="elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow" role="button"> <span class="elementor-button-content-wrapper"> <span class="elementor-button-text">LEARN ALL THE CAUSES</span> </span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bef336" data-id="7bef336" data-element_type="column" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-background-overlay"></div> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d0995a2 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="d0995a2" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default"><a href="https://explore.britannica.com/explore/savingearth/population/"><b>Human Population Growth</b></a></h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c5544c" data-id="6c5544c" data-element_type="column" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-background-overlay"></div> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-c950fc9 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="c950fc9" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default"><a href="https://explore.britannica.com/explore/savingearth/industrial-revolution/"><b>Industrial Revolution</b></a></h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f5fdce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="2f5fdce" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-row"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-536c7a3" data-id="536c7a3" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-889e549 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html" data-id="889e549" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="html.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="ad-unit"> <div class="ad-wrapper">  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1554211151578-0' style='height:90px; width:728px;' class="none block-l"> <script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1554211151578-0'); });</script> </div> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1554211289430-0' style='height:50px; width:320px;' class="block none-l"> <script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1554211289430-0'); });</script> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-633dcd2 elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="633dcd2" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-row"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-941d646" data-id="941d646" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-e654a51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="e654a51" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default"><b>The Big-Picture Solutions</b></h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7d68861 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="7d68861" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix"> <p><span style="color: #2b3234;font-family: Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 18px;text-align: center">While it is easy to become discouraged by the current and projected impacts that these environmental problems have on Earth’s biosphere, a number of solutions have emerged. Most involve changing the way we view the planet and its resources and leveraging regulatory and policy tools to establish sets of rules that incentivize the sustainable use of Earth’s resources.</span></p><p> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7aec453 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button" data-id="7aec453" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="button.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-button-wrapper"> <a href="https://explore.britannica.com/explore/savingearth/causes-and-solutions/" target="_blank" class="elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow" role="button"> <span class="elementor-button-content-wrapper"> <span class="elementor-button-text">LEARN THE SOLUTIONS</span> </span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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