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The following references may be useful when improving this article in the future:

Ritchie, Hannah; Roser, Max (2021-04-15). "Biodiversity". Our World in Data.

Section sizes

Section size for Human impact on the environment (63 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	15,508	15,508
Human overshoot	58	16,227
Overconsumption	4,868	4,868
Population growth and size	11,301	11,301
Fishing and farming	1,930	43,653
Fishing	7,298	7,298
Irrigation	3,811	3,811
Agricultural land loss	7,461	7,461
Meat production	15,312	15,312
Palm oil	928	7,841
Habitat loss	4,236	4,236
Impact on biodiversity	1,624	1,624
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)	1,053	1,053
Ecosystem impacts	66	25,423
Environmental degradation	2,942	2,942
Habitat fragmentation	2,778	2,778
Mass extinction	7,953	7,953
Biodiversity loss	5,747	5,747
Invasive species	1,155	1,155
Human Introduced Invasive Species	43	4,237
Cats	1,764	1,764
Burmese Python	1,323	1,323
Hybrid boars	1,107	1,107
Coral reef decline	68	68
Water pollution	477	477
Climate change	3,824	3,824
Impacts through the atmosphere	38	4,295
Acid deposition	1,848	1,848
Ozone depletion	53	53
Disruption of the nitrogen cycle	2,356	2,356
Technology impacts	2,796	2,796
Mining industry	2,654	2,654
Energy industry	1,963	12,857
Biodiesel	2,059	2,059
Coal mining and burning	3,392	3,392
Electricity generation	99	99
Nuclear power	1,724	1,724
Oil shale industry	1,536	1,536
Petroleum	371	371
Reservoirs	1,638	1,638
Wind power	75	75
Manufacturing	155	6,262
Cleaning agents	201	201
Nanotechnology	522	522
Paint	670	670
Paper	57	57
Plastics	1,785	1,785
Pesticides	2,752	2,752
Pharmaceuticals and personal care	120	120
Transport	4,027	9,816
Aviation	3,296	3,296
Roads	549	549
Shipping	1,944	1,944
Military	4,560	4,560
Light pollution	1,660	1,660
Fast fashion	949	6,121
Environmental impacts	5,172	5,172
Society and culture	27	1,875
Warnings by the scientific community	1,848	1,848
See also	683	683
References	30	2,608
Bibliography	2,578	2,578
External links	1,626	1,626
Total	162,448	162,448

Removed further reading list

I've removed the further reading list as I think it's an arbitrary list and likely Global North focused. It will also become outdated quite fast:

Diamond, Jared. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, Penguin Books, 2005 and 2011 (ISBN 9780241958681).
Georgian, Samuel; Hameed, Sarah; Morgan, Lance; Amon, Diva J.; Sumaila, U. Rashid; Johns, David; Ripple, William J. (2022). "Scientists' warning of an imperiled ocean". Biological Conservation. 272: 109595. Bibcode:2022BCons.27209595G. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109595. S2CID 249142365.
Goudie, Andrew (2006). The human impact on the natural environment: past, present, and future. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 9781405127042.
Ivanova, Diana; Stadler, Konstantin; Steen-Olsen, Kjartan; Wood, Richard; Vita, Gibran; Tukker, Arnold; Hertwich, Edgar G. (18 December 2015). "Environmental Impact Assessment of Household Consumption". Journal of Industrial Ecology. 20 (3): 526–536. doi:10.1111/jiec.12371. S2CID 155524615.
Lovelock, James (2009). The Vanishing Face of Gaia. Basic Books. ISBN 0465019072
The Garden of Our Neglect: How Humans Shape the Evolution of Other Species 5 July 2012 Scientific American
Sutherland W. et al. (2015). What Works in Conservation, Open Book Publishers, ISBN 9781783741571.
Ending the Colonization of the Non-Human World. Biological Conservation. 9 November 2022. EMsmile (talk) 11:29, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: Bio48L

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 26 August 2024 and 13 December 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Taniaflor (article contribs). Peer reviewers: OAovon4.

— Assignment last updated by OAovon4 (talk) 06:11, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

English

How does human activities impact the balance of nature and what can be done to preserve it? Support your answer with examples and evidence. 103.70.199.17 (talk) 14:28, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

See: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#not a forum. - Manifestation (talk) 14:42, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Microbes In Wastewater Treatment" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Microbes In Wastewater Treatment has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 March 18 § Microbes In Wastewater Treatment until a consensus is reached. Xoontor (talk) 14:04, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]