Overpopulation

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apply even on the protected locations of this planet. Rapid expansion of
human numbers also causes overexploitation of natural resources and provides
pressure on food supplies. As a result it will not be long until we observe a
remarkable decline in our living standards. Land, forest and water are some the vital resources that are threatened by enlargement of population density.
Because population growth has expanded greatly over the last 500 years, as larger numbers of people needed more food supplies and commodities from natural
resources and agricultural activities, more and more people occupied bigger land
spaces in urban areas. Population growth in today’s world, therefore, plays a
vital role to changes in the land. Growing need for food supplies and commodities contributed to the growth of croplands all over the world and to the consumption of natural resources.
Globally, population growth is mainly responsible for land pressures.
Forests--one of the ...

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