Overpopulation Effects - Everything Connects
www.everythingconnects.org › overpopulationNov 20, 2013 · Human overpopulation is a major driving force behind the loss of ecosystems, such as rainforests, coral reefs, wetlands and Arctic ice. Rainforests once covered 14% of the Earth's land surface, now they cover a bare 6% and experts estimate that the last remaining rainforests could be consumed in less than 40 years and certainly by the end of the century at the current rate of deforestation.
Human overpopulation - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_overpopulationThe concept of human overpopulation, and its attribution as a cause of environmental issues, are controversial. Some critics, including Joel E. Cohen, Nicholas Eberstadt, Fred Pearce, Dominic Lawsonand Betsy Hartmann, refer to overpopulation as a myth. Predicted exponential population growth or any "population explosion" did not materialis…