Do you believe the world human population will continue to grow and learn to live with the earth....?

Question

Or will we wipe out the majority of the population tampering with the ecosystem?

Answer 1

No, the population is already too large and is growing too rapidly.  We have 6 billion people now, 9 billion by 2050.  The negative impacts we are having are growing exponentially by both economic development and by population.  Any steps we take to improve will not be able to counter these trends.  For example, if we increase recycling by 30% globally, a huge feat, the population still grows 50, and yet most products are still unable to be recycled.

Answer 2

Those two things are incompatible, there have been studies done that say this planet can only sustainably support 2 billion people, that's less than the current populations of just 2 countries, China and India, both of which are experiencing severe pollution problems, and the human, animal and ecosystem degradation and disease that go with it, but the populations still go up at an ever increasing rate. This planet is in very deep trouble, and it's because of overpopulation, put that together with the problems with humanity in general and we are heading for a perfect storm.

Answer 3

I really hope so

Answer 4

Thank goodness there are environmental groups that do everything they can....

but it will be a down hill spiral. Things are going too high-tech.

mankind is wiping out or earth. Sad.

Answer 5

humans will never learn how to live with the enviroment because we depend on what it has to offer and we take advantage of it we populate in one area and when weve exausted the recources there we move one and only 1 other living thing does that, a virus and are we a virus thats up to you

Answer 6

the two phrases are opposites

we cannot continue to grow

population growth

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peoples effects on the environment

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We should be less and learn how to live in a self sufficient sustainable manner whereby our own Environment can support us with out us working our way in to an Environmentally bankrupt situation

The problem is that too many people  in the cities have grown to far away from nature to understand the concept of sustainability and our planet and what dwells on it

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To revert to a harmonious situation that would ensure our survival as well as every other Earthling is a very big job

And it will not happen until drastic events bring it to the attention of Humanity as a whole ,

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Your last sentence is ominous it hints at an ECO war between the Friends of the Planet and its Enemies,

for the sake of survival of  Humanity that matters.

In Gaia`s eyes

The Pagan Dawn when the skies will be red with the blood of dying Gods

.And  Earth`s soils will be revitalized with the  bodies of Eco delinquents.

Lets HOPE i wont get to that

But there are hardly any rubbertree plants left

realistic positive prophesies are difficult conjure up

Answer 7

The majority of the human race is ignorant and with big greedy companies I don't think so

Answer 8

Yes, up to now, we have seriously damaged the earth, but the projects that are underway--solar cells, wind mills and wave motion, all to decrease our dependence on foreign oil-- are not tampering with the ecosystem.

Answer 9

NOONE KNOW SHOW TO LIVE WITH THE EARTH WE ARE ALL JUST F****** RETARDED!!!!WE KILL ALL ANIMALS, ALL PLANTS,  AND ALL LAND AND WE WILL REALIZE ONE DAY, THAT WE ARE ALL GOIN TO DIE!!SO STOP INVENTING **** THAT WILL JUST KILL US ALL!!!LEARN TO LIVE WITH ANIMALS AND NOT KILL THME!!a******s!!!!PPL WHO CARE UNITE!!!YEA!!