The anthropogenic nature of environmental problems 

Environmental problems and human beings are linked together and we see the results through the environmental problems that we see and have today. These problems are mainly caused by humans rather than nature itself. 

The generating of electricity in our country means that we need to mine for coal. Not only it is costly it also impact our health. We end up breathing air that is polluted by chemicals that are being released from the firms, sometimes we find ourselves drinking water that is also contaminated by dangerous chemicals. In Cape Town, the field fires that would break out also adds towards global warming and the depletion of the ozone layer. With the rural-urban migration increases it means that deforestation also has to take place as that brings a lot of species lives in danger of extinction.