On a global scale, civilizations have practices that have caused irreparable damage to our environment. In this article, irreparable environmental damage is defined as a loss of environmental well-being due to an anthropogenic cause that cannot be reasonably repaired by a human or natural process. Anthropogenic desertification, species extinction, and persistent organic pollutants are three examples that will be explored in this article as evidence of irreparable environmental damage. Unlike natural deserts, anthropogenic desertification is a human process caused by land use (e.g. agriculture) and land. change in use (e.g. deforestation), which causes a land to take on desert characteristics, such as a lack of nutrients and organic matter to support vegetation. Anthropogenic desertification is mainly caused by animal overgrazing, overcultivation, deforestation, increased soil salinity and climate change. This process is detrimental and irreparable to the environment because it erodes the soil's ability to support vegetation growth, effectively limiting potential reintroduction. ...