Environmental Issues And Is The Bright Future Possible?

Our relationship with nature has currently become strictly economic. we tend to don't associate ourselves as a section of nature as a result of we tend to use it for profit. Forests ar abate for the profits of the lumber trade and to form area for placental mammal. Animals that we tend to ar doubtless associated with, that have senses and therefore the ability to socialize ar slaughtered by the billions to feed Associate in Nursing more and more carnivorous population. Resources like oil and food ar all erratically distributed throughout the globe and thus used as a platform for profit. All the whereas the surroundings bears the grunt of our

The Earth is our beginning and end; it is our home and our mother. The essence of Earth is nature; I believe you cannot separate the two. It almost seems silly to say not to worry about it all coming to a crashing end. How can we find clarity when we are destroying the giver of life? All humans are philosophers; we are trying to understand life the entire time we’re here, but if there were ever a place to look to for truth, it would be nature. My conclusions about nature line up well with the Dream of Naturalism which recognizes that the Earth is more than materials for human survival; its also a source of goodness that we benefit from physically and spiritually. If the Dream of Naturalism was utilized in political decision-making it would be more effective, but it policy changes that protect the rights of the Earth undermines the control of our capitalist society. It’s not a new story that those in power will destroy human lives like heads of cattle to stay in control, so there obviously has been many road blocks politically.

I. Sustainability- ability of nature to survive and thrive in the environment over along time

The fundamental problem, as David Wann writes in his book "Bio-Logic," is that our brains-- and technologies-- are still evolving. Although we are part of nature, humans have decided to go their own way, separated from the realities learned in Biology. Recently both the physics and chemistry industry formed an alliance and over-looked the still-evolving field of biology. The result of the coalition was runaway chemicals, disappearing species, and an afflicted Human population. It is discouraging to see the violence and the hatred that is growing in the industrial society. The destruction of the forests, wildlife, and oceans, results in using the remains of the land for a variety of ends that are not at all related to the spirit of those places. The spirit of Nature that one grows around. Our lives, along with the lives of the global community, are at risk. We are wounding the earth and in return we are suffering with it. Some examples of the distruction that humans are causing the earth and themselves are; hunting and killing endangered species, development of nuclear weapons and thus nuclear waste, increase of the risk of cancer due to industrial chemicals in the environment, and least but not last the Ozone depletion problem. These are only few examples from an endless list.

Picture this you wake up one day and there are 1,000 more people living on your land. It’s a pretty large piece of land with enough supplies to support your lifestyle. However, with 1,000 more people living in that same area, it has become crowded and compact. The next day, 1,000 more people come to live with you. This continues to happen every day for many years, soon supplies start to stretch thin and space starts to be a rarity. Unfortunately, this is our reality. There are 7.4 billion human beings on the face of the Earth and just in the United States alone there are 323 million. According to some estimates, there are somewhere between three and seven times more people than this planet can possibly maintain over a long period of time. Each day the world’s population grows more and more everyday this is drawing closer to that limit. In the past, childhood deaths and short life spans used to limit the population growth. Now, thanks to improved nutrition, sanitation, and medical care, more of us are living longer and longer. This is becoming a liability, and no one can afford to ignore this expanding problem. The growing populations tend to threaten economic development and economic instability. The quality of life and the environment are also being hurt. We are slowly becoming a pollution to this planet in order to continue living prosperous lives we must find a way to slow down the population rate.

There are currently seven million people inhabiting earth. By 2050, it is predicted that population will reach up to 10.63 billion and by 2300 it is predicted to be 36.44 billion. In less than 300 years, population will grow by more than 30 billion people. The earth is meant to hold about six billion people and since humans have already already exceeded its limit, it is crucial for strong actions to take place in order to prevent overpopulation or else serious, irreversible problems will occur. The damage that overpopulation does to people and to the earth is unknown to many, but there are simple ways to control and prevent overpopulation. People have been debating the topic of

Imagine a world of too many people. How can we deal with this? Can we minimize its effects? How do we take care of the future? The late Carl Sagan played an important role trying to make us understand that our planet is an insignificant Pale Blue Dot, (book) lost in a corner of the Milky Way Galaxy. The awareness, created by his book with the same title, led me to think on the Earth 's land surface which is 149,000,000 km². Well, this number is not going to increase, I thought. As time goes by, more and more people are stepping into our planet which will reach about 11 billion by the year 2100. Although the planet might be able to support this number, what might happen if it is surpassed? Overpopulation is a problem that must be addressed. But, wait! There are people who are convinced that such thing will never happen. Our ingenuity, they say, it is more than able to take care of that situation. Those were the principles and questions that made me embark on this research venture, trying to appeal to a larger discussion, among ecologists/environmentalists, about the pros and cons of what seems to be travelling towards reaching the point of no return.

According to Southwick, scientists estimate that the optimum global population is no more than 2 billion people. They believe that somewhere between 1 and 2 billion people could be supported in relative prosperity. (161) Compare this with the current gl0bal human population of 6.5 Billion. Clearly, a problem is at hand. Some pessimistic although perhaps realistic scientists even view the current human population growth as a carcinogenic or cancer-like growth with the potential of destroying the global ecosystem. (Southwick161)

The root of the problems that this generation is facing is centered around the value of human life and enjoyment over all else. This self-centered way of life has shaped the way that decisions are made, and subsequently has negatively impacted the environment, nature as a whole. When major developments impact the surrounding nature, living or nonliving, the nature’s value is diminished and cannot be regained fully, even if the developments are removed completely. If decisions are made with respectful consideration toward the value of the nature that will be impacted and undoubtedly lost, there would be less destruction of naturally valuable areas and organisms. However, this consideration must be accompanied by action, for as Ed Abbey says in the film DamNation, “Sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul,” meaning that thoughts and beliefs are nothing without action, and thoughts and beliefs that are worth nothing are the demise of the human mind. A balance between the value of natural features and human desire must be found while changing the environment, and checked consistently during the human-made feature’s existence.

“The power of population is indefinitely greater than the power in the earth to produce subsistence for man” (Malthus). Environmental problems are a huge problem in today’s world. Why are these problem’s happening and what are we facing? Like any other animal, the human population plays a big role in the environment’s sustainability. Due to the alarming increase in population every year, we our in the beginning of what many call the sixth extinction. Human population is the root to many environmental problems and as these problems continue to get worse, our species and planet are in danger of extinction. As things like pollution, deforestation, beef production, and resource depletion increases, the world is in danger of being destroyed due to overpopulation and climate change.

These complications take place because there is an addition of nearly 1 billion people on Earth every 12 years. These issues will only grow if there’s no solution.

Nature’s beauty is a work of art. Its compelling nature is being destroyed day after day by humankind. We need to learn to protect what we take for granted every day and what’s left of our earth. Although, our earth is continuously losing its picturesque beauty it is no longer full of lush grass, crystal clear oceans, and an abundance of animals. However, my connection towards the earth is powerful because I wish to cherish its beauty, live in faith that the earth will remain, and to remember the connections I made with the earth. Earth will not destroy itself but, humankind will. Thus, making the ending of humankind and nature inevitable unless we take actions now.

As time passes and our world’s population continues to grow, overpopulation is becoming a very serious issue deserving of the upmost acknowledgement and consideration. Throughout history crowding of the earth and the overuse of the world’s natural resources has hardly been a main concern. Today however, with a population of 7 billion people and counting, the diminishment of the earth’s resources has become a more serious issue than ever before.

Global population control and environmental policies are the subject of international controversy. The rate at which human beings are populating the earth and polluting it are some of the most important factors that face the global society today. As of March 2009, the world population is about 6.76 billion. With the high rate of population increase, the global population is expected to reach 9 billion by 2040. With the number of people in the world today and the amount of consumer goods being purchased and used, these factors present a problem to the state of the environment in the near future. Over the past 50 years, the world’s population has more than doubled and more than 1 billion of the world’s people do not have enough food to

Today there are more than seven billion people living on Earth (Kuo 23). One billion of these people are on the verge of starvation, and even more have absolutely no access to sanitized water (Kuo 23-24). Some say that this is due to overpopulation. Having more people on earth proves the need for more food, water, housing, medication, and other necessities (Kuo 24). Though most people who read this paper will not encounter these problems, they happen all over the world (Cover 444). The world population has almost doubled since 1965 and is currently growing at a rate of more than 80 million people every year (Ehrlich and Ehrlich 557). This is causing the climate to change and unemployment to increase. The world is slowly depleting its