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1、(1.1)WhilesomevisitorstoSingaporeexpectahigh-techcity,therearealsosomepartsoftheislandthatstillreflecthowitusedtolookbeforeurbandevelopmenttookover.InoneofthemainCentralNatureReserves,monkeysstillroamfreely,livingsidebysidewithhumans.Themacaqueshavegrownaccustomed
2、tobeingfed,sotheylooktohumansasasourceoffood.Butthisinitselfisproblematic.Asthemonkeysdependmoreonhumansforfood,theyventurefurtherfromtheirnaturalhabitat,aphenomenonthathasworriedexperts.Thereisjustnotenoughspace.Essentially,inmuchofSoutheastAsiawe’veseenalotofhab
3、itatlosswhererainforesthasbeendestroyedandconvertedintohumansettlement.Singaporeisaveryurbanizedcity,andit’stakenalotofspace,sothereisnotmuchspaceleftforlong-tailedmacaques.Wereallyneedtostopencroachingintonaturereserves.Weneedtostopbuildingthehousessonearbytheres
4、erves,whichthencausestheproblemofthemacaquescomingintopeople’shousesandraidingthem.ThesemacaquesareFrenchspeciessotheyliveontheedgesoftherainforests.Ifhumanskeepbuildingthehousessonearthereserves,therewilldefinitelybeaconstanthuman-macaqueconflictissue.Afterall,th
5、emacaquesareessentialtomaintainingtherainforest’secosystem.Moreshouldbedonetoprotectthem.(1.2)Duringthewholeyear’spromotion,aseriesofactivitieswillbeheldtopromotepublicawarenessinprotectingbiodiversitylikesummitforumsandbiodiversityknowledgecompetitions.Also,thego
6、vernmentwillconductsupervisiontofightillegalhuntingandotherrelatedconductinnaturereservesnationwide.WanBentai,generalengineerattheMinistryofEnvironmentalProtectionsaysbiodiversityisvitaltohumanlife.TheEarthiscolorfuljustbecauseofbiodiversity.Ifallthespeciesweregon
7、eandtherewereonlyushumansleft,humanswouldn’tbeabletosurvive.Biodiversitynotonlyreferstoallthespecies,includinganimals,plantsandinsectsbutalsothegenesandourlivingenvironment.However,dozensofspeciesaredisappearingonourplaneteveryday.Currently,34,000plantsand5,200ani
8、malsareontheedgeofextinction.Scientistssaymanyspecies’extinctionisattributedtohumanactivities.Manyanimalsareendangeredbecauseofhumanactivitieslikehuntin
