17 Powerful Images Showing The Devastating Effects Of Overpopulation
It’s no secret that we are exploiting our planet and running out of resources at the speed of light, but many people refuse to take notice. These unbelievable photos of environmental damage, collected into a book by environmental awareness platform Global Population Speak Out, show the harsh realities of the ecological and social tragedies that Earth is suffering. Its title: “Overdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot.”
This book has plenty of powerful images illustrating the problems generated by overpopulation and consumption, together with quotes from famous writers, scientists and ecologists to help understand and raise awareness about the destruction of natural environments.
Global Population Speak Out provides a link for everyone to have a look at the book online for free, but if you want it in your bookshelf, you can also find it on Amazon.
More info: populationspeakout.org | Amazon (h/t: boredpanda.es)
Surfing on a wave full of trash in Java (Indonesia), the world’s most populated island
National Willamette forest, Oregon (USA), 99% deforested
The Yellow river in Mongolia is so polluted that it’s almost impossible to breathe near it
Ken River oil field, California (USA) – exploited since 1899
Fire at oil platform in Gulf of Mexico, April 2010
Landscape full of trash in Bangladesh
Indonesian forest transformed into palm plantation
Part of the Amazonian jungle in Brazil, burnt down to be “repurposed”
World’s biggest excavator, Bagger 288, used to extract coal in Tagebau Hambach strip mine (Germany)
Landfill in Accra (Ghana). Our electronic rubbish usually ends up in Third-World countries
Mexico City landscape, 20 million inhabitants
Albatross killed by excessive plastic ingestion in Midway Islands (North Pacific)
Landscape covered in greenhouses , Almeria (Spain)
Tar-rich zone in Alberta, Canada destroyed by mining and toxic wastes
The Maldives are flooding because of global warming and human action. They will sink in 50 years
Mir mine, Russia. This gigantic hole is the world’s biggest diamond mine.
Enormous iceberg melting near Svalbard island in Norway
“Overdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot” is available at Amazon.
The problem is not overpopulation, we have enough resources to keep growing all the way. This is a post about contamination, is not the same
I totally agree with you. This is not about overpopulation, it's more about human being "over using" the World.
Can't believe so many people up'ed this. What a joke. We only care about ourselves. There are 8 billion humans on the planet. The animal population is down 45% according to National Geographic. Also Artic sea Ice melts 40% faster since 1979. That is because we need to stop populating.
The problem is over population. This planet was never meant for 8 billion humans. Animal population is down 45% according to National Geographic. We are destroying our only home. We need to control ourselves and stop populating. It's great Obama made birth control free for women in the United States. Stop thinking it's not an issue!
Again... shall we start with your family and loved ones first??
The earth is a finite resource, therefore no, we do not have the resources to allow infinite population expansion.
It could have something to do with overpopulation......overpopulated with uncaring people.
As the earth is made up of finite resources, then no, it is not physically possible for a finite resource to sustain an infinite population.
Not really. If we keep consuming meat like we do, we're about to have serious problem in the future. (no, i'm not a vegetarian).
If your read 'The world without us' or Countdown by Alan Wiseman, you would see that the problem is very much about overpopulation.
Ummm contamination from billions of people! If there were thousands, there'd be less contamination. So it is population. It involves math.
number of people on the planet. Oil companies harvest billions of gallons of oil to burn because there are billions of people on earth to use that. Can they use better technologies to pollute less? yes. Can they use alternate forms of energy? yes. But why? So we can go from 7billion humans to 9 billion? why? whats wrong with having just 1 billion people on the plannet and the result being that everyone has a huge house, plenty of land for work, recreation, and preservation? Why do you want to fill the plan-net with billions upon billions of people? So this is why I say people who don't see that overpopulation is linked to contamination. Its basic math. And if you can't do basic math you are by definition an idiot, stupid, etc... The inability to link concepts together shows your brain is not working right(which is unfortunate and we should take care of people like this). Or your being lazy and refuse to use your human brain.
Wooow...does this comment reek of Naziism or what? "...brain not working right... we should take care of people like this.)" = Scaaaaary stuff!!
I can't seem to reply to your response to my comment. You questioned the quality of my 'deep' argument because I didn't explain it. I see this all the time with people afraid of the word 'overpopulation'. You guys seem to link it to racism, culturalism, or something else. I honestly don't know why people get offended at the concept of overpopulation. Its like you all failed basic math in grade school. All life needs resources. Especially mammals. There are billions of rats because htey are small and don't need many resources while there are literally only a few thousand bears because they require so much more land and space to support them. So I ask you 'how many humans does it take to become overpopulated? ...your going to think this is a trick question so don't even bother answering. The actual number is directly related to how many resources the environment can support. There are other factors that do affect pollution but its all multiplicative of the actual number of people on
Since we're NOT responsible ecologically for the number of people we have in this world, perhaps less people would help in doing less harm?!
your an idiot if you think overpopulation doesn't lead to contamination.
test
I definitely can't argue with your deep quality argument.
We should stop growing
Not really. For instance, if we reach 8 billion eating meat like we do, we're f***d.
True, it's not about overpopulation, we have still some clean lakes so keep cutting more of them trees down build more.
Take off the blinders...
So so sad....
OMG! wow!
Ah, shit...
People should definitely see 'Cowspiracy', a documentary, if this grabbed their attention.
I feel like crying. You know how there are still beautiful places? Well, judging by those photos, they're gonna disappear soon... :(
How sad that we all help to destroy our beautiful planet.. Something we all can do..is start using less plastic materials!
Polythene is danger for rain. Plastics has began covered in seas lay. That stop vaporize to make clouds,this is main reason stop rain.More reason is also
Overpopulation hey?? OK - let us start tackling this issue with your family and friends first...
Overpopulation hey?? OK then, shall we start tackling this issue with your family and friends first...?
This is a serious issue & if no one starts taking action TODAY, forget about seeing beautiful lush forests, clean air , clean sparkly waterfall water, etc. I cant understand people who LOVE their crowd. All i see is every smelly person being ignorant. I hope natures strikes triple X worse. I doubt everyones truly loves each other- you breed just for pleasures.
Neuter and spay all two legged animals (humanoids)!
There are 8 billion humans. Animal population down 45% according to National Geographic. Wake up!!! Earth is over populated. Stop thinking it's not an issue.
There are 8 billion humans. Animal population down 45% according to National Geographic. Wake up!!! Earth is over populated
We need Panned Parenthood more than Ever now.
This is bad.
Burning a forest for 're-purposing'? How will we re-purpose the Earth?
thanks for being bold enough to point out that ALL of humanities problems go straight back to overpopulation. need more evidence?theyfly.com
Overpopulation, equals, more greed, more stuff, and less conscious due to peer pressure and gluteny. Ppl are scared, INTELLIGENT, dumb.
How should this pictures show the effect of overpopulation? This pictures show a destructive economical system called capitalism.
The picture of Oregon is fake. Thats the draining of the dam in the Detroit area, it fills up with water every summer hence no trees.
now I understand why evil profesors want to destroy humanity in movies, well theyre not so evil after all
Yes we humans are destroying the very thing that is keeping us alive, we have not got much longer on this planet before it looks like Mars.
The photographer was able to convey the Urgency and enormity of our self made damage at hand on our world.
No global warming in 18 years. Tree stumps in Oregon were in a reservoir with low water level. Pollution and trash is a big problem.
The problem is over leverage due to the fact that people's string views that they are only born once and live a life of indulgence
heartbreaking.
Ah shit...
pity that the devastation is for resources consumption by wealthy nations... palm oil, soya for feeding livestock - and plastic frm the west
pity that we forget that the devastation is to support the privileged lifestyles of the North... palm oil, soya for cattle feed and so on...
Top of pics located in my homeland. Not a lot of our people consider to this situation, nor the government.
Humans over using .... more like over abusing!
god created people to take care of His creation.. but look at how we greatly contribute on its destruction...
god created people to take care of His creation.. but just look at how we destroy it..
It is about overpopulation. We could live more responsibly and efficiently, but the truth is that the world should not support 7 billion.
that's what humans do "no good" ...I vote for planet earth without humans, can't wait for the apocalypse to come and make humanity pay!
The so called picture of the Willamette national forest in Oregon is actual a photo from near mount st. Hellene in Washington post eruption.
Some of these are inaccurate, for example Willamette National Forest is NOT 99% deforested. Check it out for yourselves.
Mexico City landscape, 20 million inhabitants I thought it was a trash, but isn't it ?
This is not about overpopulation, this is abut greed !
This is not rocket science. There are too many of us and we are irresponsible with disposing of our trash. It is absolutely reprehensible to
Actually you can fit everyone in the world in the grand Canyon in a tiny part.look it up.we need to eat raw foods and recycle more less wast
:'(
kill some 2-3 billion people systematically... period !!! the earth and other species are being destroyed with no point of return
What a shame.. We spend so much time beautifying the things that don't need it and overlook the root of our existence almost completely.
time for another genocide...kill all of the idiots who think they need to pass on their genes
This is our legacy to our children &grandchildren. Govs &companies don't care what will happen in the future so long as they get their money
I thought you were going to say the mariner shot the albatross
"When the last tree has been cut down, the last fish caught, the last river poisoned, only then will we realize that one cannot eat money."
I don't know how many of these are valid, but the one about the Willamette National Forest is absolutely false. Go on Google earth and look.
Humans takes more than they give back to nature.
So many generalities and assumptions. Indonesia isn't polluted because they are over populated. They are polluted because they don't care.
that`s make me so sad...
Das Wort Mensch , bekommt eine Bedeutung ,die erschreckend ist !
This makes me so sad :'( When will people finally see this and do something about it?
People do see it. Its the elite 1% who control everything that won't do anything about it.
I am so sorry that my parents, I and my children were/are unable to stop the rot. I pity the next generation.
Ignorance is NOT bliss. How many care until it hits them in the face and in their own back yard?
YES, kill yourself or face your own apocalypse
Lets destory islam
^Friend, totally my idiotic friend. Please forgive me for being stupid enough to allow him to get on my computer.
The problem is not overpopulation, we have enough resources to keep growing all the way. This is a post about contamination, is not the same
I totally agree with you. This is not about overpopulation, it's more about human being "over using" the World.
Can't believe so many people up'ed this. What a joke. We only care about ourselves. There are 8 billion humans on the planet. The animal population is down 45% according to National Geographic. Also Artic sea Ice melts 40% faster since 1979. That is because we need to stop populating.
The problem is over population. This planet was never meant for 8 billion humans. Animal population is down 45% according to National Geographic. We are destroying our only home. We need to control ourselves and stop populating. It's great Obama made birth control free for women in the United States. Stop thinking it's not an issue!
Again... shall we start with your family and loved ones first??
The earth is a finite resource, therefore no, we do not have the resources to allow infinite population expansion.
It could have something to do with overpopulation......overpopulated with uncaring people.
As the earth is made up of finite resources, then no, it is not physically possible for a finite resource to sustain an infinite population.
Not really. If we keep consuming meat like we do, we're about to have serious problem in the future. (no, i'm not a vegetarian).
If your read 'The world without us' or Countdown by Alan Wiseman, you would see that the problem is very much about overpopulation.
Ummm contamination from billions of people! If there were thousands, there'd be less contamination. So it is population. It involves math.
number of people on the planet. Oil companies harvest billions of gallons of oil to burn because there are billions of people on earth to use that. Can they use better technologies to pollute less? yes. Can they use alternate forms of energy? yes. But why? So we can go from 7billion humans to 9 billion? why? whats wrong with having just 1 billion people on the plannet and the result being that everyone has a huge house, plenty of land for work, recreation, and preservation? Why do you want to fill the plan-net with billions upon billions of people? So this is why I say people who don't see that overpopulation is linked to contamination. Its basic math. And if you can't do basic math you are by definition an idiot, stupid, etc... The inability to link concepts together shows your brain is not working right(which is unfortunate and we should take care of people like this). Or your being lazy and refuse to use your human brain.
Wooow...does this comment reek of Naziism or what? "...brain not working right... we should take care of people like this.)" = Scaaaaary stuff!!
I can't seem to reply to your response to my comment. You questioned the quality of my 'deep' argument because I didn't explain it. I see this all the time with people afraid of the word 'overpopulation'. You guys seem to link it to racism, culturalism, or something else. I honestly don't know why people get offended at the concept of overpopulation. Its like you all failed basic math in grade school. All life needs resources. Especially mammals. There are billions of rats because htey are small and don't need many resources while there are literally only a few thousand bears because they require so much more land and space to support them. So I ask you 'how many humans does it take to become overpopulated? ...your going to think this is a trick question so don't even bother answering. The actual number is directly related to how many resources the environment can support. There are other factors that do affect pollution but its all multiplicative of the actual number of people on
Since we're NOT responsible ecologically for the number of people we have in this world, perhaps less people would help in doing less harm?!
your an idiot if you think overpopulation doesn't lead to contamination.
test
I definitely can't argue with your deep quality argument.
We should stop growing
Not really. For instance, if we reach 8 billion eating meat like we do, we're f***d.
True, it's not about overpopulation, we have still some clean lakes so keep cutting more of them trees down build more.
Take off the blinders...
So so sad....
OMG! wow!
Ah, shit...
People should definitely see 'Cowspiracy', a documentary, if this grabbed their attention.
I feel like crying. You know how there are still beautiful places? Well, judging by those photos, they're gonna disappear soon... :(
How sad that we all help to destroy our beautiful planet.. Something we all can do..is start using less plastic materials!
Polythene is danger for rain. Plastics has began covered in seas lay. That stop vaporize to make clouds,this is main reason stop rain.More reason is also
Overpopulation hey?? OK - let us start tackling this issue with your family and friends first...
Overpopulation hey?? OK then, shall we start tackling this issue with your family and friends first...?
This is a serious issue & if no one starts taking action TODAY, forget about seeing beautiful lush forests, clean air , clean sparkly waterfall water, etc. I cant understand people who LOVE their crowd. All i see is every smelly person being ignorant. I hope natures strikes triple X worse. I doubt everyones truly loves each other- you breed just for pleasures.
Neuter and spay all two legged animals (humanoids)!
There are 8 billion humans. Animal population down 45% according to National Geographic. Wake up!!! Earth is over populated. Stop thinking it's not an issue.
There are 8 billion humans. Animal population down 45% according to National Geographic. Wake up!!! Earth is over populated
We need Panned Parenthood more than Ever now.
This is bad.
Burning a forest for 're-purposing'? How will we re-purpose the Earth?
thanks for being bold enough to point out that ALL of humanities problems go straight back to overpopulation. need more evidence?theyfly.com
Overpopulation, equals, more greed, more stuff, and less conscious due to peer pressure and gluteny. Ppl are scared, INTELLIGENT, dumb.
How should this pictures show the effect of overpopulation? This pictures show a destructive economical system called capitalism.
The picture of Oregon is fake. Thats the draining of the dam in the Detroit area, it fills up with water every summer hence no trees.
now I understand why evil profesors want to destroy humanity in movies, well theyre not so evil after all
Yes we humans are destroying the very thing that is keeping us alive, we have not got much longer on this planet before it looks like Mars.
The photographer was able to convey the Urgency and enormity of our self made damage at hand on our world.
No global warming in 18 years. Tree stumps in Oregon were in a reservoir with low water level. Pollution and trash is a big problem.
The problem is over leverage due to the fact that people's string views that they are only born once and live a life of indulgence
heartbreaking.
Ah shit...
pity that the devastation is for resources consumption by wealthy nations... palm oil, soya for feeding livestock - and plastic frm the west
pity that we forget that the devastation is to support the privileged lifestyles of the North... palm oil, soya for cattle feed and so on...
Top of pics located in my homeland. Not a lot of our people consider to this situation, nor the government.
Humans over using .... more like over abusing!
god created people to take care of His creation.. but look at how we greatly contribute on its destruction...
god created people to take care of His creation.. but just look at how we destroy it..
It is about overpopulation. We could live more responsibly and efficiently, but the truth is that the world should not support 7 billion.
that's what humans do "no good" ...I vote for planet earth without humans, can't wait for the apocalypse to come and make humanity pay!
The so called picture of the Willamette national forest in Oregon is actual a photo from near mount st. Hellene in Washington post eruption.
Some of these are inaccurate, for example Willamette National Forest is NOT 99% deforested. Check it out for yourselves.
Mexico City landscape, 20 million inhabitants I thought it was a trash, but isn't it ?
This is not about overpopulation, this is abut greed !
This is not rocket science. There are too many of us and we are irresponsible with disposing of our trash. It is absolutely reprehensible to
Actually you can fit everyone in the world in the grand Canyon in a tiny part.look it up.we need to eat raw foods and recycle more less wast
:'(
kill some 2-3 billion people systematically... period !!! the earth and other species are being destroyed with no point of return
What a shame.. We spend so much time beautifying the things that don't need it and overlook the root of our existence almost completely.
time for another genocide...kill all of the idiots who think they need to pass on their genes
This is our legacy to our children &grandchildren. Govs &companies don't care what will happen in the future so long as they get their money
I thought you were going to say the mariner shot the albatross
"When the last tree has been cut down, the last fish caught, the last river poisoned, only then will we realize that one cannot eat money."
I don't know how many of these are valid, but the one about the Willamette National Forest is absolutely false. Go on Google earth and look.
Humans takes more than they give back to nature.
So many generalities and assumptions. Indonesia isn't polluted because they are over populated. They are polluted because they don't care.
that`s make me so sad...
Das Wort Mensch , bekommt eine Bedeutung ,die erschreckend ist !
This makes me so sad :'( When will people finally see this and do something about it?
People do see it. Its the elite 1% who control everything that won't do anything about it.
I am so sorry that my parents, I and my children were/are unable to stop the rot. I pity the next generation.
Ignorance is NOT bliss. How many care until it hits them in the face and in their own back yard?
YES, kill yourself or face your own apocalypse
Lets destory islam
^Friend, totally my idiotic friend. Please forgive me for being stupid enough to allow him to get on my computer.