identify and discuss general effects of environmental degradation
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1.Overpopulation and Over-exploitation of Resources
As thehuman populationkeeps on enlarging, there is a lot of pressure on the utilization of natural resources. This often causes over-exploitation of the natural resources, and contributes to environmental erosion. According to a study bythe UNEP Global Environment Outlook, excessive human consumption of the naturally occurring non-renewable resources can outstrip availableresources in the near future andremarkably destroys the environment during extraction and utilization. Overpopulationsimply means more pollutionand fast extraction of natural resources compared to how they are being replaced.
2. Landfills
One of the calamitous effects oflandfills is the destruction of nearby environmental health together with itsecosystems. The landfills discharge various kinds of chemicals on the land adjacent to forest, various natural habitats, and water systems such as underground and surface water which makes the environment unappealing to the survival of trees, vegetations, animal and humans.
3. Increase in Deforestation
Theact of deforestation(cuttingdown of trees) has impacted on the world in terms of depreciating the natural environment and wildlife. It has also impacted on humans on the account of changes in environmental support processes such as weather conditions. Some of the reasons for deforestation include farming, construction, settlement, mining, or other economic purposes. For more than one hundrend years, the number of trees on the planet has plummeted, resulting in devastating consequences such asbiodiversity loss,soil erosion, species extinction, global warming, andinterference with the water cycle.
As thehuman populationkeeps on enlarging, there is a lot of pressure on the utilization of natural resources. This often causes over-exploitation of the natural resources, and contributes to environmental erosion. According to a study bythe UNEP Global Environment Outlook, excessive human consumption of the naturally occurring non-renewable resources can outstrip availableresources in the near future andremarkably destroys the environment during extraction and utilization. Overpopulationsimply means more pollutionand fast extraction of natural resources compared to how they are being replaced.
2. Landfills
One of the calamitous effects oflandfills is the destruction of nearby environmental health together with itsecosystems. The landfills discharge various kinds of chemicals on the land adjacent to forest, various natural habitats, and water systems such as underground and surface water which makes the environment unappealing to the survival of trees, vegetations, animal and humans.
3. Increase in Deforestation
Theact of deforestation(cuttingdown of trees) has impacted on the world in terms of depreciating the natural environment and wildlife. It has also impacted on humans on the account of changes in environmental support processes such as weather conditions. Some of the reasons for deforestation include farming, construction, settlement, mining, or other economic purposes. For more than one hundrend years, the number of trees on the planet has plummeted, resulting in devastating consequences such asbiodiversity loss,soil erosion, species extinction, global warming, andinterference with the water cycle.
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