ANTHROPOGENIC NATURE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND SA EXAMPLES.

The are numerous important environmental problems, which are a result of human activities. All the natural hazards are due to the existence of societies. Human activities like, pollution, deforestation and overfishing, among others, are the primary cause of these environmental problems. Environmental problems in the likes of, Ozone depletion, decline in freshwater, global warming and destruction of natural habitats. 

In the SA context we have 5 major environmental problems, namely  biodiversity, lake of freshwater, deforestation, pollution and climate change( droughts).

Humans are the major contributors to these problems(environmental problems) yet are the same one who suffer the most as a results of these problems( climate change)