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High population growth has exerted pressure on land and eventually led to encroachment into the forest, riparian reserve and fragile ecosystem. Farmers, in search of fertile land, have encroached into wetlands and practised farming in riparian reserves. The excuse that they give is that there is water shortage and arable land is scarce. This has resulted in serious environmental degradation. The major degraded areas include water catchment areas such as Embobut, Embo mon, Arror, Moiben, Chepkaitit, Embolot, Enou, Emsoo, Kessup, Torok, Sabor and Kimarer and wetlands which include Kaptalamwa in Lelan Ward, Kararia in Kapyego Ward, chesawa and Katepseron in Embobut-Embolot Ward.

Deforestation, overgrazing and charcoal burning has led to soil erosion, landslides, mudsltdes and rock fall. Areas that oaveSbeen most affected by these calamities include; Kaben, Mukeno, Tipcheri, Kamei in Embobut Ward; KamagiKich in Sambirir Ward; Kawadia, Koida, Rokor, Korongoi and Kipsero in Sengwer Ward; Lochi  in Cheopngany-ahebororia; Siroch, Kapchepkoima and Kelol in Tambach Ward; Kaptere, Chekobei, KapSarkok and Toroplongo  in toy North Ward; Kocholwa, Kabawa and Simit in Soy South Ward.