Environmental Degradation Have you ever thought about what would happen to the Earth if we do not change our bad habits that are negatively impacting the Earth? The problem in our environment is environmental degradation. Environmental degradation began when the industrial revolution was created, when people started using fossil fuels to run machines, cars and transportation, which now pollutes the air and adds more dioxide of carbon in the atmosphere and has a negative impact on the environment, causing environmental degradation. The true definition of environmental degradation is the depletion of resources such as air, water and soil. These resources are important elements in keeping us alive. Additionally, the effects of environmental degradation are human health, poverty and loss of biodiversity. Due to environmental degradation, water is polluted by chemicals and runoff, leading to a reduction in water quality. All the peoples of the world defend themselves with water; everything you do every day is related to water. When water contains chemicals and is polluted, it will affect your health by drinking it and using it for cooking. Additionally, poverty is another because when the land is not in good condition, it will experience soil erosion which will affect the growth of plants; this will affect farmers in certain areas. Another effect is loss of biodiversity, environmental degradation causing natural causes that affect species and lead to extinction of species because there is no place to go and no food to eat and their habitat is affected. I did some research and found an article that supports my claims. Sonia Madaan is the author of the article and she studies environmental degradation, which provides information on the effects of environmental degradation. According to Sonia Madaan, states that “environmental degradation affects human health, poverty and loss of biodiversity, etc. » (3) What we have done to the environment gives us the effects to make us aware and learn something. but we close our eyes. To summarize, the effects of environmental degradation affect not only us animals, but also us as human beings. This has both a negative impact on humans and