Land degradation has the following impact on the environment:
- Loss of soil fertility
- Destruction of ecosystems, species, habitat biodiversity
- Excessive nutrient runoff into lakes
- Soil erosion
The long term effects of land degradation will have a negative impact on humans such as starvation, disease, forced migration, even war.
For more relevant articles refer to the links given below:
- UPSC Environment and Ecology Questions
- International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
- UPSC Environment and Ecology
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