The 20th century is a century of great achieve­ments in all fields. But at present there are many problems that must be solved. One of them is pro­tection of the environment. Many countries all over the world face this problem.

The Uzbek Republic is rich in various natural resources, but they are not always used in the proper ways. We must protect our environment from destruction. That is why we must fight against pol­lution of our rivers, lakes and seas. We must pre­serve our forests and our rare animals. Being a de­veloped industrial state, Uzbekistan has a lot of plants and factories in various cities. Their produc­tion is very important, but their smoke is harmful to people's health and pollutes the air. Now the sug­gestion is to build industrial enterprises outside cit­ies, in their suburbs. This will help to keep the air of the cities clear and fresh, but may begin pollut­ing the cleaner areas of Uzbekistan.

The protection of the environment is an interna­tional problem too. Scientisti and people all over the world must preserve the earth for nature gene­rations.

People need the environment mora than they of­ten know. They need trees and plants to provide the oxygen that humans need to breathe. They need clean water to drink and to grow the food they eat. They need clean land without chemicals and trash so that their food will be safe to eat. Whatever we put into our environment, into the air, into the wa­ter or into the ground, changes how safe that air, water or ground will be for humans to use later. The land, the water and the air belong to everyone., so it is important that everyone d< ii the environ­ment well, because even one had \>< i ноп can affect the health of everyone every where,We must preserve I nrtli lor Indue generations. We must remember that the power of man to con­quer nature is unlimited indeed. We must preserve our environment because it is nature that provides us with everything we need for our existence.