Modified by: Hermawan
“We must alert and organise the world’s people to pressure world leaders to take specific steps to solve the two root causes of our environmental crises – exploding population growth and wasteful consumption of irreplaceable resources. Overconsumption and overpopulation underlie every environmental problem we face today.”
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Human population is the greatest threat of environmental problems in Indonesia and even the world. Everyone needs energy, land and huge resources to survive. If the population survive on an ideal level, then the balance between the environment and regeneration of the population can be achieved. But the reality is the population growing faster than the ability of the earth and our environment to improve existing resources and ultimately the ability of the earth will be exceeded and the impact on the low quality of human life.
With high population growth rate, then the amount of food demand also increased when the land is very limited. To meet the needs of food, then clearcut the forest began to increase the amount of agricultural land are also food for human ends. Conversion of forests to agricultural land can cause erosion. In addition, chemicals used as fertilizers also reduce soil fertility. With the deforestation and erosion, the ability of soil to absorb water was reduced thereby increasing flood risk and hazard level.
So, we as humans must fully realize that capacity of the earth where we live is very limited. Therefore, if the population continues to increase without being limited, it is not possible, environmental conditions will continue to decline.
Reference: wartawarga.gunadarma.ac.id
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