This video looks at urgent environmental concerns facing planet Earth and what people can do to repair the degradation humans have caused. Air and water pollution, the effects of pollution on health and the environment, deforestation and loss of wetlands, ozone depletion and global warming, and the negative impact of agriculture, construction, and recreation/tourism are discussed. The program ends with anti-pollution initiatives like recycling and greater energy efficiency. The key message? Individuals can make a difference!

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Environmental Geology: Lithosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, and Biosphere (5:01) -- Land and Water Pollution (3:27) -- Deforestation: Erosion, Loss of Species, Carbon Dioxide (3:34) -- Climate Change: Global Warming and Greenhouse Effect (5:36) -- Overpopulation and Conservation (2:20).