May 12th, 2009 Overpopulation Impacts Environment
Many believe that overpopulation may be a contributor to environmental issues such as resource depletion and global warming. The Human population is currently recorded at over 6.6 billion and is expected to exceed nine billion by 2050 (1).
According to Population Connection, population growth since 1950 is a key force behind the destruction of 80 percent of rain forests, the loss of countless plant and wildlife species, an increase in greenhouse gas emissions and an upsurge in commercialization of up to half the earth (1).