Environmental stresses | Causes | ||
Natural | Anthropogenic | ||
GHG | Other | ||
Climatic change | + | ||
Climatic variability | + | + | |
Global sea level rise | + | ||
Subsidence of coastal zones | + | + | |
Soil erosion | + | + | + |
Salinization, water logging | + | + | |
Plant pests and diseases | + | + | + |
Acidification, toxification | + | ||
Increased UV-radiation | + | ||
Mismanagement of land resources | + | ||
Desertification | + | + | + |
Deforestation | + | + | |
Natural disasters | + | (+) |
Table 1: Major environmental stresses caused by natural processes, greenhouse gas-induced climate change (GHG) or other anthropological causes.