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Chapter 9: The Human Population
3. This article deals with a global environmental issue.
4.The State of the World, 1999 Report from the Worldwatch Institute suggests that the global economy could be seriously affected by environmental problems, such as the lack of access to enough resources to meet growing population demands. Environmental degradation can contribute to social and political instability, which can lead to security issues. This has not currently been addressed by the foreign policy of many nations. Already around the world we are seeing an increase in violence and human rights abuses as disputes about territories, food and water are spilling into wars and internal conflicts.Studies point to ecological limits to sustain people, but these limits can be different, based on the way we consume resources etc so it is hard to say for sure what over population means let alone if we are at some threshold, below, or above it.
5. We can not fully blame countries with a higer population for the cause of the loss of natural resources. Countries like the US which isnt the most populated country uses the most resources. Yet, the figure of 6 billion and literature about over-population naturally looks to the poor regions where there are high populations and environmental degradation as the problem. Its also to see how the scarcity of foood is not a problem but the fact that people can't afford food is reallly the problem. It is a scary thought and this article address all the problems.
6. natural resources: the natural wealth of a country, consisting of land, forests, mineral deposits, water, etc.
4.The State of the World, 1999 Report from the Worldwatch Institute suggests that the global economy could be seriously affected by environmental problems, such as the lack of access to enough resources to meet growing population demands. Environmental degradation can contribute to social and political instability, which can lead to security issues. This has not currently been addressed by the foreign policy of many nations. Already around the world we are seeing an increase in violence and human rights abuses as disputes about territories, food and water are spilling into wars and internal conflicts.Studies point to ecological limits to sustain people, but these limits can be different, based on the way we consume resources etc so it is hard to say for sure what over population means let alone if we are at some threshold, below, or above it.
5. We can not fully blame countries with a higer population for the cause of the loss of natural resources. Countries like the US which isnt the most populated country uses the most resources. Yet, the figure of 6 billion and literature about over-population naturally looks to the poor regions where there are high populations and environmental degradation as the problem. Its also to see how the scarcity of foood is not a problem but the fact that people can't afford food is reallly the problem. It is a scary thought and this article address all the problems.
6. natural resources: the natural wealth of a country, consisting of land, forests, mineral deposits, water, etc.
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