Directions: The underlined part the following sentence may have an error of grammar or syntax. The part has been rewritten in options (B) to (E) in four different ways - (A) being an exact restatement of the underlined part. Pick up the option (B) or (C) or (D) or (E) that corrects the error in the underlined part, if any. If there is no error, mark (A).

Humans have been damaging the environment for centuries by over-cutting trees and farming too intensively, and though some protective measures, like the establishment of national forests and wildlife sanctuaries, having been taken decades ago, great increases in population and in the intensity of industrialization are causing a worldwide ecological crisis.

though some protective measures, like the establishment of national forests and wildlife sanctuaries, having been taken decades ago, great increases in population

though some protective measures, such as the establishment of national forests and wildlife sanctuaries, were taken decades ago, great increases in population

though some protective measures, such as establishing national forests and wildlife sanctuaries, having been taken decades ago, great population increases

with some protective measures, like establishing national forests and wildlife sanctuaries that were taken decades ago, great increases in population

with some protective measures, such as the establishment of national forests and wildlife sanctuaries, having been taken decades ago, great population increases