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Fragile environments and linked impacts

Fragile environments and linked impacts

Systems diagram linking desertification, deforestation and climate change to social, economic and environmental impacts with examples in the Sahel, Amazon, Bangladesh, Maldives and Great Barrier Reef

A fragile environment is easily damaged and may recover slowly because soils, water supply, biodiversity or livelihoods are already under stress. Examples include the Sahel, the Amazon rainforest, Bangladesh, the Maldives, and coral reef systems.

There are various impacts of desertification, deforestation and climate change on fragile environments Lesson

  1. IGCSE
  2. /Geography
  3. /There are various impacts of desertification, deforestation and climate change on fragile environments