We are the Problem? - Population Dilemma

Running head : WE ARE THE PROBLEM

We are the problem ? - Polution Delimma (name (school /university (professor (subject /course

Abstract

The population of humans have been rapidly growing in the past decade The effects of the population growth has affected the balance in the eco-system . The natural resources are continualy diminishing due to growth of human population and consumption

We are the problem ? - Polution Delimma

The current human consumption on the natural resources exceeds more than what the earth can produce . WWF , the global conservation organisation , has warned that

humanity is putting itself under the threat from ecological disaster such as climate change because of the increasing consumption of the natural resources which is currently outpacing by 20 of the earth 's capacity to regenerate (WWF , 2006 , n .p

Effects of the growing population has truly made an effect in our natural resources . Deforestations are frequently conducted in to build new communities for humans . The rapidly decreasing forrest area has destroyed the animals and plants natural habitat . Humans have consumed their natural environment , thus destroying their habitat where they could reproduce and multiply . WWF further advised that by the year 2050 , humans will need two Earths if the continuing trends in natural resource exploitation continue . Presently , our consumption of the natural resources such as food , energy and plants surpasses the planet 's ability to provide them (WWF , 2006 , n .p

Studies further shows that world meat production has quadruapled to some 220 million tons as compared in the past half-century (Meat and Fish ,n .d . The growing demand for meat production and the decreasing area of natural environment where these animals could reproduce is clearly disproportionate . Animal populations have declined by one-third from 1970-2003 , through the biodiversity analysis of some 1300 terrestrial , marine , and freshwater vertebrate species by the Living Planet Index . Deforestation and unsustainable fishing largely contributed the result (Damassa , 2006 , n .p

The data and analysis revealed an alarming fact that human 's consumption of our natural resources is greatly increasing while the source of food are declining . Today , it is estimated that the human population in the world is approximately 6 .5 billion . Presently , the human consumption rates have doubled since 1960 (Damassa , 2006 , n .p

The growing population and consumption of natural resources will result in scarcity in near the future . Net deforestation continues today despite new planting , at the rate of about 12 million hectares a year (Matthews and Allen , 1999 ,

. 35 . Natural environment must be preserve in for these resources to regenerate and multiply . Without this initiative of preservation , there will be no enough food and plants for the next generation . The over consumption of the food and water and the destruction of the natural habitat of plants and animals will surely deprive the next generation from the benefits of the natural resources People must make a choice between development and preservation . People must understand the consequences of their acts . Studies have already provided the data on the effects of...