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  2. What is Overpopulation? Causes, Effects, and Solutions

    www.populationmedia.org/the-latest/overpopulation-cause-and-effect

    Overpopulation is one of the most pressing issues facing our planet today. In this article, Population Media Center examines the root causes of overpopulation, its impact on our environment and society, and what we can do to address it.

  3. Human overpopulation - Wikipedia

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    Human overpopulation (or human population overshoot) is the idea that human populations may become too large to be sustained by their environment or resources in the long term.

  4. Overpopulation refers to a population which exceeds its sustainable size within a particular environment or habitat. Overpopulation results from an increased birth rate, decreased death rate, the immigration to a new ecological niche with fewer predators, or the sudden decline in available resources.

  5. Public Health and Overpopulation: The United Nations Takes Action

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    In the last five decades, Earth has experienced an extreme population boom. This phenomenon is known as overpopulation, where the condition in which the amount of humans currently existing on Earth outstrips future resource availability and earth’s carrying capacity.

  6. How many people can Earth handle? - BBC

    www.bbc.com/future/article/20220905-is-the-world-overpopulated

    Towards the end of 2022, the human population on Earth is expected to reach eight billion. To mark the occasion, BBC Future takes a look at one of the most controversial issues of our time. Are...

  7. Overpopulation: Causes, Consequences and Solutions

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    Overpopulation is a complex issue that requires both attention and action. By understanding its causes and consequences, and by implementing effective solutions, we can mitigate the impact of population growth on our planet. To learn more about overpopulation and its global impact, read more here.

  8. Overpopulation: Causes, Effects and Solutions - Conserve Energy...

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    Overpopulation is an undesirable condition where the number of existing human population exceeds the carrying capacity of Earth. Reduced mortality rate, better medical facilities, depletion of precious resources are few of the causes which result in overpopulation.

  9. Overpopulation - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overpopulation

    Overpopulation or overabundance is a state in which the population of a species is larger than the carrying capacity of its environment.

  10. Overpopulation: Causes, Effects, and Solutions - Green Coast

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    Overpopulation refers to the state in which the Earth cannot regenerate the resources used by the worlds population each year. This nuanced trend has impacted everything from climate change to food resources worldwide.

  11. Overpopulation | Britannica

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    Overpopulation, Situation in which the number of individuals of a given species exceeds the number that its environment can sustain. Possible consequences are environmental deterioration, impaired quality of life, and a population crash (sudden reduction in numbers caused by high mortality and