What is environmental degradation, what are its causes, and how to respond?

Identifies explanations of the root causes of environmental degradation widely applied in policy debates.

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
16 January 2025
Document Type:
Technical Report
Theme:
Climate and Environment
First published:
22 August 2022
Authors:
Scoones, I.

Abstract

This short study identifies 5 explanations of the root causes of environmental degradation. Each suggests a very different interpretation of causes and effects with contrasting implications for research design, policy and practice.

This is an output from the Reversing Environmental Degradation in Africa and Asia (REDAA) programme.

Citation

Scoones I. 바카라 사이트˜What is environmental degradation, what are its causes, and how to respond?바카라 사이트™ Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton 2022

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