What are the causes of environmental …

Some of the factors responsible for land degradation is

(i) loss of vegetation occurring due to deforestation.
(ii) Forest fires and over grazing.
(iii) Improper crop rotation.
(iv) Encroachment into forest lands.
(v) Shifting cultivation.
(vi) Indiscriminate use of agrochemical such as fertilizers and pesticides.
(vii) Improper planning and management of irrigation systems.
(viii) Extraction of ground water in excess of the recharge capacity.
(ix) Poverty of the agriculture-dependent people.
(x) Non-adoption of adequate soil conservation measures.

Land degradation means decrese in the quality of the land .such that its nutrients and fertility is lost and is in incapable of growing crops.

The causes of Land degradation are:-

1) Soil pollution.

2) Soil Erosion.

3) Over grazing.

4) Extraction of minerals.

5) drought, cyclone can also weaken the soil