Abstract

The problem of the interaction between nature and man has become a thorny issue in the twentieth century. Man's productive activity has led to profound changes in the natural world, to a disturbance of its ecological equilibrium. It is a known fact that in the past mankind has devastated large reaches of the earth. This has caused the demise of civilizations and the impoverishment of natural resources. Man's long-term impact upon the natural world, the violation of the laws under which it exists, and an ignorance of the consequences of man's influence on the environment has in a number of instances been responsible for the occurrence of irreversible ecological phenomena on this planet. We shall cite a few facts.

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