The Importance Of Human Overpopulation

“The Earth is in a state of crisis brought about by excessive human demands on a finite planet” (Cassils 2004). The human species, just like any other species could do, has over utilized the resources the generous planet provides. Many believe that humans have already surpassed our carrying capacity, the maximum population the environment can sustain, while others suggest we will pass this point soon and undergo disastrous repercussions as a result. Human overpopulation comes with many problems such as limited resources, disease, war, and even climate change, resulting in a positive feedback loop, making each condition worse, which may spiral out of control. Human population growth must slow to a feasible amount if we want to prevent complete …show more content…
Many developing nations are ridden of sexually transmitted disease, lack general sexual education, and even have cultures which promote having a surplus of children. To become involved through civic engagement as an undergraduate researcher, I cannot do much, but I could find a psychology lab which studies different cultural ideologies surrounding sexual reproduction, where the idea of having many children has not caught up with the improving health conditions. To reduce population growth in developing countries, sexual education should be required and enforced along with making contraceptives readily available, females should be given more access to general education to empower women to become professionally successful, and cultural barriers involving reproduction must be broken down to help developing countries go through a demographic transition, slowing population growth as a …show more content…
In developed countries, it is true that more education and job opportunities contributed to further reductions in birth rate. A Brundtland report advocated for more women’s equality, educational access, and opportunities for women to contribute to lower birth rates over time (Cassils 2004). This model should be taken and applied to developing countries in an effort to produce the same effect. When given equality, which is still lacking in many parts of the world, women are driven to succeed, rather than pursuing the sole goal to reproduce. To engage in this aspect of the solution, I could advocate with a group of individuals to promote gender equality and improved access to women’s education. Women must be given equality and encouraged to pursue an education if we want to make any progress in slowing human population growth. There are many societal issues that may come along with this, as many developing countries are stuck in more primitive ways and