New Study Ranks Countries on Environmental Impact

In the article posted on sciencedaily.com "New Study Ranks Countries on Environmental Imapct", the University of Adelaide's Environment Institute in Australia ranks countries based on the impact that they have on our environment. The study found that the 10 most environmentally devastating countries are Brazil, USA, China, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, India, Russia, Australia and Peru. Several different methods of environmental deterioration were used to comprise the results of the study. Some of the indicators used were natural forest loss, fishery captures and species threat. This crisis is attributed to the human races overconsumption of natural resources. With continue abuse to our planet, the future quality of the planets ecosystems, dependent upon by the worlds population, are at stake.