Mention four important causes of environmental degradation.
Mention four important causes of environmental degradation.
Important causes of environmental degradation are as follows:
• Population explosion and industrial revolution have increased the demand for environmental resources, but their supply is limited due to misuse and overuse.
• The intensive and extensive extraction of both renewable and non-renewable resources has exhausted some of the vital resources.
• Extinction of many resources and the continuous rising population has also resulted in an environmental crisis.
• Due to affluent consumption and production standard of the developed world, the waste generated is beyond the absorptive capacity of the environment.
• The development process has polluted the environment, water and atmosphere and there is a decline in air and water quality. It has resulted in an increased incidence of respiratory and water-borne diseases.
Important causes of environmental degradation are as follows:
• Population explosion and industrial revolution have increased the demand for environmental resources, but their supply is limited due to misuse and overuse.
• The intensive and extensive extraction of both renewable and non-renewable resources has exhausted some of the vital resources.
• Extinction of many resources and the continuous rising population has also resulted in an environmental crisis.
• Due to affluent consumption and production standard of the developed world, the waste generated is beyond the absorptive capacity of the environment.
• The development process has polluted the environment, water and atmosphere and there is a decline in air and water quality. It has resulted in an increased incidence of respiratory and water-borne diseases.
