Answer
C. Because it threatens food production
Step-by-step explanation
Environmental degradation is a growing concern because the environment is essential for the reproduction of human life. Economic development over the past three centuries has been underpinned by the exploitation of finite natural resources and the use of polluting fossil fuels such as coal and oil. All this has caused an increase in the greenhouse effect, which consists of warming the planet. The evils of the greenhouse effect are felt in fauna and flora. Animals lose their habitat and may become extinct. Some regions become arid, affecting the fertility of the earth. As a result, food production is threatened, which is very serious mainly because it happens in a scenario of large population increase, so food shortages could occur if the authorities do not take measures to contain environmental degradation.