B11

Going for a walk is the most popular leisure activity in Britain. Despite its high population density, the UK has many unspoilt rural and coastal areas.

POPULATE

B12

Twelve National Parks are freely accessible to the public and were created to conserve the naturalbeauty, wildlife and cultural heritage they contain.

 NATURE

B13

Most of the land in National Parks is privately owned, but administered by an independent National Park Authority which works to balance the expectations of visitors with the need to conserve these open spaces for future generations.

 VISIT

B14

The UK also works to improve the global environment and has taken global warming seriously ever since specialists discovered the hole in the ozone layer.

 SERIOUS

B15

In 1997, the UK subscribed to the Kyoto Protocol binding developed countries to reduce emissions of the six main greenhouse gases. The Protocol declares environmental protection.

 PROTECT

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Nowadays British scientists are taking part in one of the largest international projects that is undertaken to protect endangered species.

 SCIENCE