6. - A rapidly shrinking supply of available
mineral resources
7. - The world's oceans is not only depleted by the
destruction of living organisms. But ceases to
be a regulator of natural processes;
8. - The atmosphere in many places, polluted to
the maximum allowable size, and clean air is a
deficit;
9. - Partially disrupted the Ozone Layer to protect
against harmful to all living space radiation
10. - Pollution of surface and disfigurement of
landscapes: the Earth is impossible to find a
single square meter of surface, where there
were not artificially created by man elements.
11. What measures are needed to address global environmental
problems! First of all, we should move from a consumer-
technocratic approach to nature to seek harmony with it. For this
purpose, in particular, requires a series of targeted measures for
cleaner production: Nature-technology, mandatory environmental
impact assessment of new projects, creating a closed loop waste
technologies.
Another measure aimed at improving relations between man and
nature, is a reasonable self-restraint in the expenditure of natural
resources - especially energy resources (oil, coal), which have for
human life essential. Calculations of international experts suggest
that if we start from the current level of consumption (at the end
of XX century.), the coal reserves will last another 430 years, oil -
for 35 years, natural gas - for 50 years. Time, especially oil
reserves, is not so great. In this regard, take reasonable and
necessary structural changes in world energy towards expanding
the use of nuclear energy, as well as search for new, effective, safe
and friendly nature of most energy sources, including space.
12. However, the tangible effect all of these and
other measures may give only by joint efforts
of all countries in order to save nature. The first
attempt at such an international association
was made in the early XX century. Then in
November 1913 Switzerland hosted the first
international meeting on environmental issues
with representatives from 18 major countries in
the world.
13. Now the interstate cooperation forms a qualitatively
new level. There are international conventions on
environmental protection (quotas on catches of fish, the
ban on whaling, etc.), performing a range of joint
development and programs. The activity of public
organizations for the protection of the environment -
"green" (Greenpeace). Environment International
Green Cross and Green Crescent is currently
developing a program to address the problem of
"ozone holes in Earth's atmosphere. However, it should
be recognized that at very different levels of socio-
political development of the world's international
cooperation in the environmental field is still very far
from its perfection.
