Analyse any three threats to the global environment these days. - Vidyadip

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Analyse any three threats to the global environment these days.

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Threats to global environment:

Deforestation– Natural forests which help to stabilise the climate, moderate water supplies and harbour a majority of the planets, bio-diversity on land is being cut down leading to loss of bio-diversity and loss of habitat.
Steady decline in the total amount of Ozone in the Earth’s stratosphere.
Increase in coastal pollution due to land based activities. Unchecked human settlement of coastal zones leads to deterioration in the quality of marine environment.
Rapid industrialisation and intensive mining of minerals.

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