over population

The Enviromnetal Degradation as a Result of Overpopulation 1Introduction There are simply too many people on our planet, and the population is not showing any signs ofslowing down(see Figure 1). It is having disastrous effects on our environment. There are too manyimplications and interrelationships to discuss in this paper, but the three substances that our earthconsists of: land, water and air, are being destroyed. Our forests are being cut down at an alarmingrate, bearing enormous …

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