Question

"developed countries and rich people are considered the major factors for the environmental degradation ". explain.

Answer 1

Developed countries are rich people are considered major factor in environmental degradation because they have used the resources of countries for development in an irrational and rampant ways.
Development makes large demands on resources. The developed countries have developed

• At the cost of polluting the environment
• Setting up of industrial plants,
• Mindlessly using of scarce resources,
• Inept ways of dealing with garbage and,
• Reducing forests for urbanization

Rich people have contributed to the environmental degradation by

• Showing little concerns while setting up their industries,
• Using rivers and streams as garbage dumps of effluents,
• Making no provisions for dealing with industrial wastages or
• Setting up industries close to habitations affecting scores of people, flora and fauna