1) Because it’s one of the most important sciences in the modern world.2) Ecology helps us survive in the modern world.3) People started speaking about ecology in the second part of the 20th century.4) Ecology is closely connected with natural sciences such as biology, geography, phisics and so on5) There are lot of problems ecologists are working on now: air pollution, water pollution, land pollution;shortage of natural resources;destruction of wildlife;the growth of population;traffic noise;acid rains;the greenhouse effect;global warming.6) The environment can influence the growth of living things and the way they develop. For example: when we destroy forests various animals and birds die.7) Human ecology studies the problems with nature which are connected with people.8) My natural environment isn't healthy. People in my area take from nature as much as they can. They cut down forests and build farms, houses, roads on the land. While doing that, they pollute the environment. Cars and factories, plants and power stations also pollute the air and make it dangerous to breathe.