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Despite Global Action, Biodiversity is Declining

from Time, April 29 2010 by Bryan Walsh

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The central theme of the essay:

• the problems for biodiversity loss and the effects of progress

• the aid given by world’s governments.

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• The language is :complex and detailed .

• The style is : modern and incisive.

• The tone is : surprised and a little worried.

• The atmosphere is : stupified and alarmed.

The text is divided into five parts

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The first :ministers decided to take action to halt biodiversity loss.

The second:

the promises of 2002 have gone lost.

The third:

many countries have signed onto

global pacts to protect species.

The fourth:

plants and animals disappear and the people will be in danger .

The fifth:

with global warming the rest of the planet will suffer.

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who threaten the wildlife and plants?

• The earth supports amazing biodiversity, but much wildlife is coming under threat from one particularly successful species: us. Here's a look at our impact on the world's biodiversity.

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This article has been written to make people aware about biodiversity loss

The article is addressed to an adult public and everyone interested in world’s problems

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Bibliography

• Biodiversity: try as we might, things just keep dying, Debora MacKenzie, New Scientist April 29, 2010 http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1985869,00.html last access 18-05-2010

• http://www.time.com/time/interactive/0,31813,1888583,00.html last access 19-05-2010

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Liceo Scientifico A.Oriani

Interdisciplinary project: Man and the environment-Climate changes and endangered species

Created by Turci Federica e Bonomo Piera

Classe 1°E p.n.i

Anno scolastico 2009/ 2010

Subjects involved : English I.T

Teacher involved : prof.ssa E. Siboni