How is Environmental impact long lasting?

if something impacts the environment then creatures will have to adapt the the change, and evolve, evolution takes years DU

Most changes to the environment take thousands or even millions of years to take care of. A good example of this is the decrease in human  activity while the pandemic is happening. This decrease in emissions (mainly from cars and other gas-powered vehicles) is beneficial to the environment, even though it probably wont last long.

Explanation:

. austria-hungary began seizing british colonies in africa.