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How humans have had an effect on the environment over the past few years?
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How humans have had an effect on the environment over the past few years? HUMAN IMPACT ON THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT Human impact on the natural environment Natural environment is of crucial importance for social and economic life. We use the living world as * a resource for food supply * an energy source * a source for recreation * a major source of medicines * natural resources for industrial products In this respect the diversity of nature not only offers man a vast power of choice for his current needs and desires. It also enhances the role of nature as a source of solutions for the future needs and challenges of mankind. State of ecosystems, habitats and species In the past, human interaction with nature, although often having a disruptive effect on nature, often also enriched the quality and variety of the living world and its habitats - e.g. through the creation of artificial...
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