Some people think that human needs for farmland, housing, and industry are more important than saving land for endangered animals. Do you agree or disagree with this point of view? Why or why not? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
有些人认为,人类的土地需要例如农田、住房和工厂,要比为濒危动物保留土地更重要。你是否同意这一观点?请用具体的理由和事例来说明。
I do not agree that human needs for land are more important than saving land for endangered animals. In my personal view, both human needs and protecting endangered animals are equally important. Human needs for land are very important in order to give people good lives and support the development of society. For instance, as the population increases, more homes need to be built and more factories and power stations are required to supply the goods and energy that people need. More farmland is needed to produce food. If we do not convert land use for these purposes, many people will suffer and have bad lives.
On the other hand, saving land to protect endangered animals is also very important,not just because animals add variety and beauty to the world, but because animals make an important contribution to humans' quality of life. Animals are part of the ecosystem that purifies the air, cleans the water, and provides humans with food. If we allow the animals to become extinct, we will damage the ecosystems and lose these vital services This will have a bad impact on the development of society.
Clearly, it is impossible to say that either aspect is more important as they both have a significant impact on the quality of people's lives. Furthermore, there is no need to choose between providing for humans and protecting animals because, the way I see it, the problem is not a shortage of land. The problem is that people see the short-term benefit of, say, cutting down a rainforest for farmland but they do not see the long-term economic benefit of protecting animals. Governments need to educate people to see the equal value of both and then we can develop society without destroying the natural world.