IELTS Task 2 causes and solutions essay: Declining animals and plants
A Task 2 causes and solutions question. Answer both parts: explain the causes (or effects), then suggest solutions that match them. A solution with no cause behind it reads as a list.
53 students’ essays below, each marked by Axiom, from band 4.5 to 9.0. Updated on 23 October 2026.
The question
In many countries, the number of animals and plants is declining.
Why do you think this is happening? How can this issue be solved?
A plan for this essay
One way to organise an answer, paragraph by paragraph:
- Introduction: restate the problem and preview the main causes and the solutions.
- Causes: habitats cleared for farms, roads and housing; pollution and climate change; overhunting and overfishing in some regions.
- Solutions, each matched to a cause: protected areas and limits on clearing land, greener farming, cutting emissions, and more sustainable consumer choices.
- Conclusion: summarise the main causes and the most effective responses.
How answers to this question were marked
Axiom marked 55 answers to this question between 8 July 2024 and 8 October 2026. Their average overall band was 7.1, and coherence & cohesion was most often the weakest criterion (98% of answers). Estimated by AI. It isn’t an official IELTS score.
- Task response
- 7.2
- Coherence & cohesion
- 7.0
- Lexical resource
- 7.3
- Grammar & accuracy
- 7.0
| 5.0 or below | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 5.5–6.0 | 6 | |
| 6.5–7.0 | 22 | |
| 7.5 or above | 24 |
Students’ essays on this question, marked by Axiom
Real answers, shared without their writers’ names, newest first. Each opens with its revisions marked in place. Estimated by AI. It isn’t an official IELTS score.
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.0
Essay #53
Task response 6.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 6.0, grammar 6.0
Some youngsters consider it challenging to concentrate on school. From my perspectives, I strongly believe that competition with prizes and teaching lessons via…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Essay #52
Task response 8.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
It is observed that, in recent years, there has been a significant decline in the number of animal and plant species in many parts of the world. This is mainly because of…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Essay #51
Task response 7.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
Nowadays, it is a widely held concern that decreasing the quantity of natural habitat is becoming a common issue across the globe. This essay will discuss the reasons,…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #50
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
In many countries around the world, the number of animal and plant species is declining at an alarming rate. The main causes of this problem are human activities such as…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.0
Essay #49
Task response 6.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 6.0, grammar 6.0
Nowadays, the number of animals and plants recorded a noticeable decline. I believe there are number of reasons and solution for that issue. On of the reason for decline…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Essay #48
Task response 7.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
In recent times, it has become increasingly uncommon for individuals to see plants and animals, especially in forests or other ecosystems. While there are clear reasons…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Essay #47
Task response 7.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
A decline in the number of both animals and plants is being concerning problem these days. While the problem is mainly caused by mass deforestation and illegal trade,…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.5
Essay #46
Task response 7.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 6.0
In recent times,it is increasingly common for the number of animals and plants to decline due to deforestation and human activities, and other people who cut trees, and…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.0
Essay #45
Task response 6.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 6.0, grammar 6.0
Nowadays, it has become increasingly clear that the number of animals and plants is declining; there are more reasons for this. I will give my opinions and solutions for…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 5.5
Essay #44
Task response 6.0, coherence 5.0, vocabulary 6.0, grammar 5.0
In many modern countries, a veriety of flora and fauna is declining. I think there are lots of causes, may be climate change, hunting, and other things. In my…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Essay #43
Task response 7.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
In recent years, the rising number of species and plants becoming extinct. This growing phenomenon can largely be attributed to deforestation and illegal hunting.…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #42
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
Due to rapid urbanization and ever increasing number of people in cities, the wildlife is becoming less and less and losing its position in nature. The problem can be…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #41
Task response 9.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
Today, many countries are facing the biodiversity crisis, with thousands, if not millions, of animal and plant species being threatened with extinction. While this…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.5
Essay #40
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 7.0
One of the most paramount causes of species decline is habitat destruction, deforestation and land conversion for agriculture have led to the loss of vast tracts of…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.5
Essay #39
Task response 7.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
In many countries, the number of animals and plants is declining. This issue is increasing from day to day. in many societies. Today, the animals and plants are profound…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.5
Essay #38
Task response 7.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
In many parts of the world, the number of animals and plants is reducing. Deforestation and urbanization can be taken as the main causes of this issue, while the…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.5
Essay #37
Task response 7.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 6.0
In many parts of the world, the number of animals and plants are is reducing. Deforestation and urbanization can be taken as the main causes of this issue, while…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 4.5
Essay #36
Task response 5.0, coherence 4.0, vocabulary 5.0, grammar 5.0
It is true that, number of animals species and plants is reducing which will become critical concern, requires immediate attention. This problem primarily caused by…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #35
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
The issue of decreasing the populations of various animal and plant species has increasingly become a critical concern, which requires immediate attention. This problem,…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #34
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
The issue of decreasing the populations of various animal and plant species has increasingly become a critical concern, requires immediate attention. This problem, caused…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 5.5
Essay #33
Task response 6.0, coherence 5.0, vocabulary 6.0, grammar 5.0
The issue of decreasing the populations of various animal and plant species has increasingly become a critical concern, requires immediate attention. This problem, caused…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 4.5
Essay #32
Task response 5.0, coherence 4.0, vocabulary 5.0, grammar 4.0
The issue of declining the number of animals and plants , which has increasingly become a critical concern , requires immediate attention. This problem , caused primarily…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 5.0
Essay #31
Task response 5.0, coherence 5.0, vocabulary 6.0, grammar 5.0
It has been observed that, number of animal species and plants is reducing which has become critical concern, requires immediate attention.This problem, caused primarily…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #30
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
The decline in animal and plant species is a growing concern in the world. This trend can be attributed to human activities, such as poaching, deforestation, pollution,…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #29
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
In numerous nations, there is a significant decline in the number of animals and plants. While there are some reasons behind this phenomenon, I believe that some measures…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Essay #28
Task response 7.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
Animal and plants’ reduction in numbers are true for many countries nowadays. The need for meat and skin that come from animals, and the medicine made from plants and…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #27
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
In many parts of the world, the loss of biodiversity is becoming an increasingly worrying issue, with the number of both animals and plants declining at an unprecedented…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.5
Essay #26
Task response 7.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 6.0
Animal and plant extinction is a common problem in many countries in the world. Although there are several reasons for this issue, in my opinion, they can all be…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #25
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
In various countries, the populations of animal and plant species are declining. The reasons for this can mainly be attributed to several factors, including illegal…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #24
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
Many nations across the world are suffering from ecological crisis. While the reason for such problem may be attributed to the lack of governmental care, possible…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.5
Essay #23
Task response 7.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 6.0
Nowadays, in many countries there's a reduction of animals and plants species. I adhere to the opinion that the root cause is the overall climate changes. I believe that…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Essay #22
Task response 7.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
In the modern world many, developed and developing countries suffer from the declining number of plants and animals. One of the causes of this issue could be population…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.5
Essay #21
Task response 6.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
In the modern world many developed and developing countries suffer from the declining number of plants and animals. One of the causes of this issue could be population…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #20
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
In the modern world, many developed and developing countries suffer from the declining number of plants and animals. One of the causes of this issue could be population…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.5
Essay #19
Task response 7.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 6.0
In modern world many developed and developing countries suffer from the declining number of plants and animals. While the one of the causes can be population growth that…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.5
Essay #18
Task response 7.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 6.0
There is a growing trend where many countries wittnes a high rate of decresion of plants and animals. While this can be largely attributed to hunting and also to lack of…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #17
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
In many parts of the world, the decline in animal and plant species has become a pressing global concern, posing a serious threat to global biodiversity. While this can…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #16
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
In recent years, there has been a significant decline in the number of flora and fauna. This is because poaching and urbanization are putting environment under threat.…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Essay #15
Task response 7.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
In today's world, flora and fauna have experienced a noticeable decline in various species. This can be related to several grounds, including animal testing, poaching,…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 5.5
Essay #14
Task response 6.0, coherence 5.0, vocabulary 6.0, grammar 6.0
In today's world, flora and fauna have experienced a noticeable decline in various species. This can be related to several grounds, including animal testing, poaching,…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #13
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
Across the world, more and more animal and plant species are becoming endangered or at risk of extinction. I believe that the main drivers of this development are climate…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #12
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
Most animal species and plants are becoming extinct all over the world. This issue can largely be attributed to habitat lose and pollution. Thus, preserving forests where…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #11
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
Around the world, there is a growing concern over a diminishing number of wildlife creatures and plants. While there are some human-induced factors that account for this…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 9.0
Essay #10
Task response 9.0, coherence 9.0, vocabulary 9.0, grammar 9.0
One of the most pressing global challenges today is the loss of biodiversity, which is occurring at an unprecedented rate across many regions. This alarming trend can be…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #9
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
Among many hot topics in discussions today is the loss of biodiversity, which is happening at an unprecedented rate in numerous regions of the world. While this trend can…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Essay #8
Task response 7.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
Many countries are experiencing a decrease in the number of flora and fauna. This trend can be attributed to several factors, but with targeted solutions, we can prevent…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.5
Essay #7
Task response 7.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 6.0
Nowadays, varity of countries are losing their bio-richness as some sort of plants and animals are becoming rare, and rare ones are going vanished. In most cases…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #6
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
There is a decline in the number of animal and plant species in many countries. In my opinion, the reason for this degradation is mostly human behaviors that affect the…
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