Brain teaser 1 Can we develop without further damaging the environment? 1| 2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13| Next >>

On a local level, development can mean that industry pollutes the air and water, for example. More efficient, larger-scale farming may bring people into contact with dangerous pesticides. Cutting down trees for timber or to make way for agriculture or other commercial activity may take away the resources on which local people survive. Removing trees also loosens up soil, which is washed away, making land less fertile, clogging waterways and reducing water quality.

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