FIGURE 8.8 Photo Essay: Human Impacts on the Biosphere in South Asia South Asia’s huge population and growing industries have had major impacts on water and air quality, as well as on the extent and health of remaining ecosystems, such as forests. 8.8a Courtesy Farooq Naeem/AFP/Getty Images, 8.8b Courtesy Tim Graham/Getty Images, 8.8c Courtesy Prashanth Vishwanathan/Bloomberg/Getty Images, 8.8d Courtesy Thierry Falise/LightRocket/Getty Images