Effects of degrading natural environment on business

1. E f f e c t s o f
d e g r a d i n g n a t u r a l
e n v i r o n m e n t o n
b u s i n e s s

2. Overgrazing of land and the decreased fertility of the soil due to the use of chemical substances
result in farmers not being able to provide good quality crops, healthy livestock and cattle.
Remember land resources take a long time to recover and it is very expensive to buy new land.
Shortage of land for agriculture and tired and unfertile soil will cause little or very poor
produce and hamper expansion of farming for income generation, hence the agriculture
industry.
Overexploitation of fauna and flora (deforestation and the use of heavy machinery) results
in lack of raw materials to be used in manufacturing and it can also negatively impact
Namibia’s tourism industry.

3. Exploitation of minerals leads to minerals getting used up and mines will have to close down. This leads to big financial
problems for mining companies as well as the miners. This also results in these minerals getting scarce and many
people losing their jobs.
The following are extracts of newspaper articles with regard to mining.

4. Land, air and water pollution can lead to serious health problems which lead to low worker productivity
and absence from work.

5. Climate Change Impact
With adverse weather conditions, changes in climate may cause damages to buildings, interruptions to
infrastructure and supply chains (for instance food). Naturally businesses will face the risk of changes in
prices of raw materials needed to conduct business.
http://www.greenrhinoenergy.com/climatechange/