(I) Environmental protection includes all measures
intended to protect the natural environment from
damaging influences and to improve the quality of
polluted ecosystems. (II) Currently, there is more carbon
dioxide being emitted than plants can take in and
convert into oxygen. (III) Such measures range from
individual environmentally conscious behaviour to
international agreements to keep the air, water and soil
clean. (IV) One of the most important purposes of
environmental protection is the prevention of negative
impacts on public health. (V) Furthermore, the basic
essentials required by individuals as well as society as
a whole need to be considered as much as the interests
of future generations.