Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box. There are more words than needed. Make any grammatical change if necessary:

be	down	handicap	indiscriminate	imperative	consequence
lose	result	wetlands	anticipation	environment	recklessly

In the last 25 years alone, the world has (a) ______ one-third of its natural wealth, according to the international conservation organization, World Wildlife Fund. The earth's forests, (b) ______ ,seas and coasts (c) ______ in a worse state today than they were before. Forests are being cut (d) ________ . Moreover, they are being burnt (e) _____ resulting in an increase in carbon-dioxide, and ultimately in the water level rising as a (f) ______ of global warming. It is (g) ______ that the new century will face an overwhelming (h) _____ catastrophe. It is, therefore, (i) _____ to check the (j) ______ pollution of the environment.