poverty
The main causes of environmental degradation are as follow; 1 Industrialization 2 Agricultural development 3 population growth 4 poverty 5 urbanization 6 Deforestation 7 transport development 8 market failure
Market failure occurs when goods are not fairly distributed.
To conserve energy and draw the world’s attention to the cause of environmental degradation.
Externalities can cause market failure if the full social costs and social benefits of production and consumption are not taken into account.
The current environmental degradation is the cause of fish's death =]
Yes, they do. Dams can cause huge environmental degradation: 1) disturb natural fluctuations in water source 2) water quality can be degraded 3) transport of sediment along the rive is disrupted 4) reservoirs can emit climate changing greenhouse gases http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/footprint/water/dams_initiative/problems/environmental/
lack of market orientation of the seller
Agricultural development can lead to environmental degradation through deforestation, soil erosion, water pollution from pesticides and fertilizers, and loss of biodiversity due to habitat destruction. Intensive farming practices can also deplete soil quality and contribute to climate change through greenhouse gas emissions.
I should think nuclear war would cause all sorts of degradation. But one of the results would be contamination of the land with nuclear fall out which would be long lasting and affect generations to come.
An increase in entrophy
Earth hour is celebrated to create awareness of conserving energy and draw the world’s attention to the cause of environmental degradation.