Life expectancy at birth, female (years) ( 1 ) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, ( 2 ) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, ( 3 ) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, ( 4 ) United Nations Statistical Division.
Effect on human health: The land when contaminated with toxic chemicals and pesticides lead to problem of skin cancer and human respiratory system. The toxic chemicals can reach our body through foods and vegetables that we eat as they are grown in polluted soil.
According to FOA, the causes of land degradation can be divided in to 03 categories: a. Direct causes â unsustainable land use and inappropriate land management practices b. Underlying causes â the reasons for which inappropriate types of land use or management are practiced. c. Natural hazards â relate to factors of the biophysical environment that increase the