Degradation

According to vocabulary.com Degradation is the act of lowering something or someone to a less respected state. A president resigning from office is a degradation. It's also a downcast state.^[1]

1. Soil/Land degradation: The quality of the soil, which is crucial for microorganisms and plants, is declining as a result of land degradation brought on by human activities like inefficient farming methods and excessive fertilizer and pesticide use.^[2]
2. Water degradation: Animals and plants are seriously threatened by water degradation brought on by biological activity, industrial waste, and fertilizer discharge.^[3]
3. Atmospheric degradation: Significant risks to human survival arise from atmospheric degradation, which is mostly brought on by industries and cars. Ozone depletion and global warming are also consequences of atmospheric degradation.^[4]
4. Pollution: Along with other pollutants, radioactive waste, nuclear contamination, light and noise pollution, and deforestation are the main causes of environmental degradation.^[5]

There are numerous causes of degradation which are not limited to the following;

1. Industrialization
2. Deforestation
3. Land Disturbance
4. Anthropogenic Causes^[6]
5. Natural Causes

1. Natural Calamities or Disasters
2. Loss of Ecotourism
3. Scarcity of Resources
4. Ozone Layer Depletion^[7]
5. Human Health Issues
6. Loss of Biodiversity:

1. ↑ https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/degradation#:~:text=Degradation%20is%20the%20act%20of,It's%20also%20a%20downcast%20state.
2. ↑ Pereira, Paulo; Brevik, Eric C.; Muñoz-Rojas, Miriam; Miller, Bradley A.; Smetanova, Anna; Depellegrin, Daniel; Misiune, Ieva; Novara, Agata et al. (2017). Soil Mapping and Processes Modeling for Sustainable Land Management (in en). Elsevier. pp. 29–60. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-805200-6.00002-5. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/soil-degradation. 
3. ↑ https://www.fao.org/3/i7754e/i7754e.pdf
4. ↑ Manisalidis, Ioannis; Stavropoulou, Elisavet; Stavropoulos, Agathangelos; Bezirtzoglou, Eugenia (2020). "Environmental and Health Impacts of Air Pollution: A Review". Frontiers in Public Health 8. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2020.00014/full. ISSN 2296-2565. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00014. 
5. ↑ "Environmental Pollution: Definition & Types | StudySmarter". StudySmarter UK. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
6. ↑ Purpose, Plant With (2023-03-15). "Causes, Effects and Solutions to Environmental Degradation". Plant With Purpose. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
7. ↑ https://www.epa.gov/ozone-layer-protection/basic-ozone-layer-science#:~:text=II.-,Ozone%20Depletion,than%20it%20is%20naturally%20created.