Over Population and Environmental Degradation
Overpopulation refers to the connection between human population and the environment and especially in relation to a situation when the numbers of living beings exceed the carrying capacity of a habitat. So overpopulation does not depend only on density of population but on its ratio to its sustainable resources.
The resources to be considered when evaluating ecological habitats to be overpopulated include clean water, clean air, food, shelter and other resources necessary to sustain life. It is important to keep track of how resources are used and distributed.
Rapid increase in population today raises concerns about the Earth's ability to sustain its growing inhabitants. Year 2009 showed an estimated annual growth rate at 1.10% with world population at roughly 6.7 billion. Current projections show decline in growth rate with a population of 9 billion by 2050.
It is believed that the current population expansion and accompanying increase in usage of resources is linked to threats to our ecosystem. Unprecedented expansion in human numbers aggravates environmental problems which is why population needs to be regulated.
Already one third of the world’s population lives in water stressed situations where consumption exceeds 10 per cent of total supply. If present trends continue two out of every three people on earth will live in this condition by 2025.
The resources to be considered when evaluating ecological habitats to be overpopulated include clean water, clean air, food, shelter and other resources necessary to sustain life. It is important to keep track of how resources are used and distributed.
Rapid increase in population today raises concerns about the Earth's ability to sustain its growing inhabitants. Year 2009 showed an estimated annual growth rate at 1.10% with world population at roughly 6.7 billion. Current projections show decline in growth rate with a population of 9 billion by 2050.
It is believed that the current population expansion and accompanying increase in usage of resources is linked to threats to our ecosystem. Unprecedented expansion in human numbers aggravates environmental problems which is why population needs to be regulated.
Already one third of the world’s population lives in water stressed situations where consumption exceeds 10 per cent of total supply. If present trends continue two out of every three people on earth will live in this condition by 2025.