A few centuries ago, the impact of man on nature was extremely insignificant, but in the course of scientific and technological progress, civilization began to affect the environment so much that today the environmental issue is one of the most pressing in the world. In the twentieth century, there was a significant jump in production and the development of human activity, as a result of which industrial plants and factories appeared that began to produce technical equipment that made life easier for all people. Significant comfort, however, caused the negative consequences that affected natural resources and the entire biological community on Earth.
So, for example, deforestation for a long time led to the migration of animals, birds and mammals. And since everything is interconnected in nature, when the chain is broken in the food system, the processes of extinction of individual animals, plants or insects begin to occur. That is why, at present, they are trying to reduce human influence on nature, and to compensate for the resources to be consumed as much as possible (forest planting, desalination of salt water, and so on).
It should be noted that a person, being the only creature on Earth that has reason and will, should not be consumeristic about everything that the planet gives him. On the contrary, humanity should try to harmonize its vital functions and bring it into line with the laws of nature. It is precisely on this that the efforts of the world community are directed at the present time, and as a result of this, our civilization is gradually beginning to move to a qualitatively new level of its development. More and more are being introduced into the production of environmentally friendly technological innovations, examples of which can be: in the field of motor vehicles - electric cars, in the field of heat supply - geothermal boilers, in the field of electricity production - wind and solar power plants. Therefore, today we can say that the negative impact of man on nature is gradually decreasing. Of course, good environmental performance is still very far away, but a start has already been made today.
It is also encouraging that people themselves are beginning to realize the fatalities of the further destruction of nature and are gradually switching to a healthy lifestyle. Slowly but surely there is an outflow of residents from the city center to the suburbs and rural areas, since in most large cities the maximum permissible rate of CO (carbon monoxide) exceeds the maximum permissible concentration several times. The number of cottage towns is growing, where the human impact on nature is minimal. All this suggests that mankind is gradually starting to move away from the general system of consumption of natural resources and is moving to a system of harmonious development.
The modern oil and gas industry is also in the process of gradual phasing out, since all the prospected oil on Earth will last another maximum of 50 years. This is a very short time, even by human standards, therefore, all developed countries have long been investing their capital in the environmentally friendly production of new resources. A radically new approach is to search for renewable fuels. Here, as an example, biofuel that can be grown in a designated area can be cited. As a result of all this, the influence of man on nature is gradually acquiring a positive character.
Summing up this interesting topic, we can conclude that our civilization has finally realized that it is impossible to continue and further deplete natural resources, because it will not lead to anything good. The negative impact of man on nature is already manifested in the form of disasters and global climate change. All this once again underscores the fact that all people on Earth are responsible for what happens to the planet today, and only by joint efforts our civilization can overcome all difficulties.