Natural resources are under increasing pressure.

Title: Natural resources are under increasing pressure.
Category: Society & Culture / Environment | Words: 421 | Pages: 1.8 (approximately 235 words/page)

Natural resources are under increasing pressure.

As the century begins, natural resources are under increasing pressure, threatening public health and development. Water shortages, soil exhaustion, loss of forests, air and water pollution, and degradation of coastlines afflict many areas. As the world's population grows, improving living standards without destroying the environment is a global challenge. Most developed economies currently consume resources much faster than they can regenerate. Most developing countries with rapid population growth face the urgent need to improve living …showed first 75 words of 421 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 421 total…investment, effective natural resource management, cleaner agricultural and industrial technologies, less pollution, and slower population growth. the world's population is projected to continue expanding until the middle of the century. Just when it stabilizes and thus the level at which it stabilizes will have a powerful effect on living standards and the global environment. As population size continues to reach levels never before experienced, and per capita consumption rises, the environment hangs in the balance.

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