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OVER SHOOT In population dynamics and population ecology overshoot occurs when a population exceeds the long term carrying capacity of its environment The consequence of overshoot is called a crash or dieoff ID: 580945

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OVERSHOOTIn population dynamics and population ecology, overshoot occurs when a population

exceeds the long term carrying capacity of its environment.

The

consequence of overshoot is called a crash or die-off.Slide3

OVER

POPULATIONOVERDEVELOPMENT

OVER

SHOOTSlide4

World Population = 7+ Billion

What is Earth’s CARRYING CAPACITY?

It took only

TWELVE YEARS to add

ONE BILLION PEOPLE

, from 1999-2011.Slide5

Humanity’s ecological footprint is

already

AT LEAST 20 PERCENT BEYOND

what the Earth can sustain.

If we

continue to live in

ECOLOGICAL OVERSHOOT,

these numbers

will

GROW

.

In the next 35 years, humanity

will demand

3

TIMES

the

CURRENT RATE

of resource consumption

.Slide6

2.2 billion children in the world,

1 billion are growing up in poverty

41 million girls

worldwide are still

denied a primary education

1/3 of the world’s children under the age of five

will die of nutrition related illnesses

Every 3.6 seconds

, someone in the world

dies of starvationSlide7

“There is no way in the world we can forge a sustainable society without stabilizing the

population.”

Gaylord

Nelson

#SPEAKOUTSlide8

#SPEAKOUT MISSION

Speak Out

will strengthen voices already advocating the dangers of overshoot, as well as recruit new

voicesProvide advocacy

tools and encourage global sharing and participation

Provide the book, OVER, to people and organizations who can be ambassadors of information

Recruit personalized deliveries of OVER

and Speak Out messages to policymakers and opinion leaders

Bring

international attention to the crises posed by population growth Slide9

#SPEAKOUT VISION

A population

that Earth’s resources can sustain achieved through a progressive human health and human rights agenda.Slide10

#SPEAKOUT VISION

Improve the status of women and girlsProvide all kids primary and secondary educationProvide family planning information and servicesCreate population, health, & environment programs

Increase public discourse, campaigning, & activismSlide11

The alternative is too

DEVASTATING

#SPEAKOUTSlide12

And this not only saves the planet.

These are human rights we should be providing anyway.

#SPEAKOUTSlide13

#WhatYouCanDo #

SpeakOutWebsite: www.PopulationSpeakOut.orgTwitter: @globalspeakoutSlide14
Slide15

www.PopulationSpeakOut.org

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