Globally known, the world will eventually "overpopulate." Studies from the Global Footprint Network shows that overpopulation or ecological debtors will lead to a world where natural resources will not be available to all. Ecological Debtors are those who consume or overuse lands and resources to satisfy their own needs. A member of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) states that by 2030, the needs must extend to another planet in order to appease the average's "ecological footprint." A footprint is essentially the amount of Earth's land and sea needed to provide the resources used by a person. On Earth, the available amount of hectares per person is 2.1. Canada alone requires 7.83 hectares per person.
Not only does an overpopulation affect the daily needs of an average human, lack of resources will influnce stocks and the economy as a whole. An ecological recession will evidently devastate the world as resources and lands will become scarce and little. For example, international president of WWF, Emeka Anyaoku,claims that more than 2 trillion dollars lost on stocks and shares was raised to 4.5 trillion dollars worth of resources destroyed forever each year.Such dangerously potential futures must be countered and actions done in order to prevent an ecological downfall.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7696197.stm
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