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.

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