First,
let me explain what overexploitation of natural resources is. It occurs from
unsustainable harvesting of nature’s valuable resources. Some examples of
nature’s resources would include water, land, plants, and animals. In English,
we use too many of nature’s resources. We, as a race, overexploit many resources. One major resource we can’t go without is water. The number of depleted aquifers continues to grow and water will become scare in many parts of the world. Like it already isn’t. Industry, farming, and producing energy both require large amounts of water which leads to overexploitation of water resources in various parts of the world.
Cutting down forests or deforestation is another form of overexploiting. Especially in circumstances where trees are cut down will not be used for reforestation reasons but for different purposes. Developing countries use wood for heating and cooking purposes which leads to no control over the deforestation. This, obviously, has a very negative impact on the ecosystem involved. Animals losing shelters, endangering the plant population.
As a society of a fully developed country, we require heavy amounts of fossil fuels taken from the earth. We are using far more fossil fuels than there is to last us an extended amount of time. It doesn’t help that the burning of these fuels add chemicals to the atmosphere and break down the ozone layer which protects us from the sun.
Our reproductive rate that is growing at an increased rate is the main reason for the ongoing overexploitation of resources. More people mean more people to take care of. This is why it’s very difficult to achieve adequate natural resource management. Many people don’t realize that going against nature actually means going against ourselves and our future here on planet Earth.
What we can do to help prevent this from happening is sustainable management of nature’s most valuable resources and embarking on some actions that could, in the long run, help save the planet. Most people could recycle and reuse some common household items. You could carpool to work or school and think ahead when you buy things from the grocery store. Reuse water bottles, prevent plastic from going into the environment; send it to a recycling plant. There are obviously a lot of ways to prevent the degree of overexploitation that is at now from growing, just by doing little things.
Recycle. Recycle. Recycle.
A Video to Watch on Overexploitation of Natural Resources:
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you made alot of valid points in this post, we take advantage of so many things on our planet just because we think we are superior and thats not how we should be living on this earth, and i like your backgroud
ReplyDeleteI agree with Tyler. The point about our population increasing at a rapid rate resulting in a greater misuse of natural resources is one that many people don't think about. Good job!
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