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====== Environmental Degradation ======
 
====== Environmental Degradation ======
  
Environmental degradation is the deterioration or misuse of the environment through the depletion of Earth’s natural resources, the destruction of [[Ecosystem|ecosystems]] and the extinction of wildlife. The term environmental degradation can range to include anything from water pollution to desertification. The effects of environmental degradation usually disproportionately affect the poorest and underdeveloped areas of the world.
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Environmental degradation is the deterioration or misuse of the environment through the depletion of Earth’s natural resources, the destruction of [[Ecosystem|ecosystems]] and the [[extinction]] of wildlife. The term environmental degradation can range to include anything from [[Water Pollution|water pollution]] to desertification. The effects of environmental degradation usually disproportionately affect the poorest and underdeveloped areas of the world.
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== External links and references ==
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* [http://www.fig.net/pub/fig2009/papers/ts01d/ts01d_etuonovbe_3386.pdf A case study of Niger Delta Region in Nigeria]
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* [http://www.csun.edu/~vasishth/URBS_350-Sample_Papers/Env_Degradation.pdf Essay on "Environmental Degradation: Causes, effects and solutions"]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 14:12, 3 April 2014

Environmental Degradation[edit]

Environmental degradation is the deterioration or misuse of the environment through the depletion of Earth’s natural resources, the destruction of ecosystems and the extinction of wildlife. The term environmental degradation can range to include anything from water pollution to desertification. The effects of environmental degradation usually disproportionately affect the poorest and underdeveloped areas of the world.

External links and references[edit]