Water stress: demand for water already exceeds the amount of water available, 783 million people do not have access to clean drinking water.

Drought: loss of vegetation creates hotspots that heat up the air. Due to drought and desertification each year 12 million ha of arable land are lost.

Floods: loss of vegetation leaves vulnerable, dry and bare land that cannot retain water. Flooding and erosion destroy crops and infrastructure.

Migration: the land can no longer sustain the people living on it. People have to leave in search for a better life. Water scarcity could displace up to 700 million people.

Food scarcity: as a result of more frequent droughts, floodings and soil degradation food becomes scarce, while demand is expected to increase by 50% in 2030.

Loss of biodiversity: ecosystems fail and 27,000 species disappear on a yearly basis. Once a specie has gone extinct we cannot bring it back.

Conflict: lack of natural resources results in political instability. Conflicts arise over water and food.

Climate change: lost vegetation no longer cools the atmosphere nor does it capture carbon, 2014 is Earth’s warmest year on record.