The interrelated nature of environmental issues
The flow diagram below shows how environmental issues are all connected with each other. There are four stages to the diagram, as set out in the key on the left.
Primary Cause Overpopulation
Secondary
Cause Food
production Industry Building
Waste Transport
Process Pollution Land use Water use Soil erosion
Energy
production Waste disposal
Impact Climate change
Habitat loss
Biodiversity
loss
Ozone depletion