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  2. Human impact on the environment - Wikipedia

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    Water pollution (or aquatic pollution) is the contamination of water bodies, with a negative impact on their uses. [152]: 6 It is usually a result of human activities. Water bodies include lakes, rivers, oceans, aquifers, reservoirs and groundwater. Water pollution results when contaminants mix with these water bodies. Contaminants can come ...

  3. Environmental degradation - Wikipedia

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    [15] [16] With 3.2 billion people affected globally, degradation affects over 30% of the world's land area and 40% of land in developing countries. [17] The implications of these losses for human livelihoods and wellbeing have raised serious concerns.

  4. Environmental issues - Wikipedia

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    Major current environmental issues may include climate change, pollution, environmental degradation, and resource depletion.The conservation movement lobbies for protection of endangered species and protection of any ecologically valuable natural areas, genetically modified foods and global warming.

  5. Environmental racism - Wikipedia

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    Environmental racism is the disproportionate impact of environmental hazards, pollution, and ecological degradation experienced by marginalized communities, as well as those of people of color. [4] Race, socio-economic status, and environmental injustice directly impact these communities in terms of their health outcomes as well as their ...

  6. Habitat destruction - Wikipedia

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    Many [quantify] people value the complexity of the natural world and express concern at the loss of natural habitats and of animal or plant species worldwide. [53] Probably the most profound impact that habitat destruction has on people is the loss of many valuable ecosystem services.

  7. Climate change vulnerability - Wikipedia

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    It aims to quantify and measure the impacts of an event on the environment and on people. It plays down the role of people themselves in managing these impacts. Since (biophysical) vulnerability is interpreted here as the negative outcome of climate change on people or places, it is also sometimes referred to as 'outcome vulnerability'. [10] [11]

  8. List of global issues - Wikipedia

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    This list of global issues presents problems or phenomena affecting people around the world, including but not limited to widespread social issues, economic issues, and environmental issues. Organizations that maintain or have published an official list of global issues include the United Nations, and the World Economic Forum.

  9. Energy poverty - Wikipedia

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    In 2022, 759 million people lacked access to consistent electricity and 2.6 billion people used dangerous and inefficient cooking systems. [2] Their well-being is negatively affected by very low consumption of energy , use of dirty or polluting fuels, and excessive time spent collecting fuel to meet basic needs.