Overpopulation
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There are 6 billion human beings on the face of the Earth. According to our best estimates, there are somewhere between three and seven times more people than this planet can possibly maintain over a long period of time. Non-renewable resources are being used at an incredible rate, and we are destr ....
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.... handle so much waste before serious effects on humans are seen.
As human numbers increase, deterioration of water quality and destruction
of animal and plant communities increase too. The serious effects of population
growth apply even on the protected locations of this planet. Rapid expansion of
human numbers also causes overexploitation of natural resources and provides
pressure on food supplies. As a result it will not be long until we observe a
remarkable decline in our living standards. ....
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