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*'''Deforestation''' - more than half the world’s tropical forests have been destroyed since the 1960s<ref>'''Deforestation and forest degradation.''' International Union for Conservation of Nature. Published 2021, February. Accessed via https://www.iucn.org/resources/issues-briefs/deforestation-and-forest-degradation</ref>. | *'''Deforestation''' - more than half the world’s tropical forests have been destroyed since the 1960s<ref>'''Deforestation and forest degradation.''' International Union for Conservation of Nature. Published 2021, February. Accessed via https://www.iucn.org/resources/issues-briefs/deforestation-and-forest-degradation</ref>. | ||
* '''Ocean acidification''' - more [[CO2|CO<sub>2</sub>]] in the atmosphere means more acidity in the oceans.<ref>'''Ocean acidification''' - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.S. Department of Commerce. Last updated April 1, 2020, accessed on 1 May 2023 via [https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/ocean-coasts/ocean-acidification - https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/ocean-coasts/ocean-acidification]</ref> | * '''Ocean acidification''' - more [[CO2|CO<sub>2</sub>]] in the atmosphere means more acidity in the oceans.<ref>'''Ocean acidification''' - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.S. Department of Commerce. Last updated April 1, 2020, accessed on 1 May 2023 via [https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/ocean-coasts/ocean-acidification - https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/ocean-coasts/ocean-acidification]</ref> | ||
* '''Microplastics via overconsumption''' - ''posing a significant threat to the environment, including the wildlife and the ecosystem as a | * '''Microplastics via overconsumption''' - ''posing a significant threat to the environment, including the wildlife and the ecosystem as a whole.''<ref name=":0">'''Avoiding a ‘Ghastly Future’:''' Yale Environment 360: Hard Truths on the State of the Planet. Accessed on 3rd March 2022 via:https://e360.yale.edu/features/avoiding-a-ghastly-future-hard-truths-on-the-state-of-the-planet</ref> | ||
* '''Climate change''' - s''ince records began in 1880, nineteen of the twenty hottest years have occurred since 2000''<ref>'''NASA, Global Temperature'''. Live data source can be obtained via: https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/global-temperature/</ref>''.'' | * '''Climate change''' - s''ince records began in 1880, nineteen of the twenty hottest years have occurred since 2000''<ref>'''NASA, Global Temperature'''. Live data source can be obtained via: https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/global-temperature/</ref>''.'' | ||
*'''Ozone depletion, the phosphorus cycle...''' | *'''Ozone depletion, the phosphorus cycle...''' | ||