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'''Environmental issues''' are issues related to human impact on the living environment, habitats, land use and natural resources
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[[File:Summary of major environmental-change categories expressed as a percentage change (red) relative to baseline - fcosc-01-615419-g001.jpg|thumb|Summary of major environmental-change categories expressed as a percentage change relative to the baseline given in the text. Red indicates the percentage of the category that is damaged, lost, or otherwise affected, whereas blue indicates the percentage that is intact, remaining, or otherwise unaffected. Superscript numbers indicate the following references from the paper: 1IPBES, 2019; 2Halpern et al., 2015; 3Krumhansl et al., 2016; 4Waycott et al., 2009; 5Díaz et al., 2019; 6Christensen et al., 2014; 7Frieler et al., 2013; 8Erb et al., 2018; 9Davidson, 2014; 10Grill et al., 2019; 11WWF, 2020; 12Bar-On et al., 2018; 13Antonelli et al., 2020; 14Mora et al., 2011.]]


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'''Environmental issues''' are issues related to human impact on the living environment, habitats, land use and natural resources. The following alphabetical list shows some of the main known environmental issues by major topic title:


* [[Air quality]] (air pollution, ozone pollution, ties to human health with asthma, diesel emissions, etc.)
* [[Biodiversity]] (conservation of biological diversity)
* [[Climate change]] (encompasses "global warming", greenhouse effect, loss of glaciers, climate refugees, climate justice, equity, etc)
* [[Conservation]] (nature and animal conservation, etc.)?
* [[Consumerism]] (linking the state of consumers within the economy to environmental degradation and social malaise, planned obsolescence)
* [[Deforestation]] (illegal logging, impact of fires, rapid pace of destruction, etc.)
* [[Desertification]]
* [[Ecotourism]]
* [[Endangered species]] (CITES, loss of species, impact of chemical use on species, cultural use, species extinction, invasive species, etc.)
* [[Energy]] (use, conservation, extraction of resources to create energy, efficient use, renewable energy, etc.)
* [[Environmental degradation]]
* [[Environmental health]] (poor environmental quality causing poor health in human beings, bio-accumulation, poisoning)
* [[Environmental impact assessment]] (one major current form of assessing human impact on the environment)
* [[Food safety]] (including food justice, impacts of additives, etc.)
* [[Genetically modified organisms]] and other forms of genetic engineering or modification
* [[Global environmental issues]] (in recognition that environmental issues cross borders)
* [[Global warming]]
* [[Grassroots solutions]] (local and regional environmental issues solved from the bottom-up)
* [[Habitat loss]] (destruction, fragmentation, changed use)
* [[Intergenerational equity]] (recognition that future generations deserve a healthy environment)
* [[Intensive farming]] and [[biointensive farming]]
* [[Invasive species]] (weeds, pests, feral animals, etc.)
* [[Land degradation]]
* [[Land use]] / Land use planning (includes urban sprawl)
* [[Natural disasters]] (linked to climate change, desertification, deforestation, loss of natural resources such as wetlands, etc.)
* [[Noise pollution]]
* [[Nuclear energy]], waste and pollution
* [[Ocean acidification]] (includes algal bloom, coral reef loss, etc.)
* [[Over-exploitation of natural resources]] (plant and animal stocks, mineral resources (mining), etc.)
* [[Overfishing]] (depletion of ocean fish stocks)
* [[Ozone depletion]] (CFCs, Montreal Protocol)
* [[Pollution]] (air, water, land, toxins, light, point source and non-point source, use of coal/gas/etc., reclaimed land issues)
* [[Population growth]] and related issues, like overpopulation, access to reproductive control (reproductive health), etc.
* [[Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle]] (ways to reduce impact, minimise footprint, etc.)
* [[Soil conservation]] (includes soil erosion, contamination and salination of land, especially fertile land; see also desertification and deforestation)
* [[Sustainability]] (finding ways to live more sustainably on the planet, lessening human footprint, increasing human fulfillment with less impact) (see also sustainable development and poverty alleviation)
* [[Toxic chemicals]] (persistent organic pollutants, prior informed consent, pesticides, endocrine disruptors, etc.)
* [[Waste]] (landfills, recycling, incineration, various types of waste produced from human endeavors, etc.)
* [[Water pollution]] (fresh water and ocean pollution, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, river and lake pollution, riparian issues)
* [[Water scarcity]]
* [[Whaling]] (a specific issue due to its worldwide nature, treaties and persistent campaigns to prevent it; other cetaceans also impacted)


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Summary of major environmental-change categories expressed as a percentage change relative to the baseline given in the text. Red indicates the percentage of the category that is damaged, lost, or otherwise affected, whereas blue indicates the percentage that is intact, remaining, or otherwise unaffected. Superscript numbers indicate the following references from the paper: 1IPBES, 2019; 2Halpern et al., 2015; 3Krumhansl et al., 2016; 4Waycott et al., 2009; 5Díaz et al., 2019; 6Christensen et al., 2014; 7Frieler et al., 2013; 8Erb et al., 2018; 9Davidson, 2014; 10Grill et al., 2019; 11WWF, 2020; 12Bar-On et al., 2018; 13Antonelli et al., 2020; 14Mora et al., 2011.
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Environmental issues are issues related to human impact on the living environment, habitats, land use and natural resources. The following alphabetical list shows some of the main known environmental issues by major topic title:

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