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
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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
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#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
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And this not only saves the planet.
These are human rights we should be providing anyway.
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