Humans need the basics to live but in this day and age it's not that simple. The crazy speed in which people use things makes it impossible for mother nature to keep up.
Our resources are split into two categories. Renewable and Natural resources. Renewable resource being things people can produce more of, such ands pine forests. Natural is exactly opposite and if continually used, it will eventually run out.
Many people take everyday things for granted, things such as water, which many people in developed countries take for granted, in places such as Africa, clean water is scarce and many will drink dirty water as a substitute. Small habits in our daily lives can help save this precious resource for the future generations.
In a CNN, 'Overpopulation could be a people, planet problem' Lawrence Smith quotes "If the water goes, the species goes,"
Ways to wisely use our most precious resouce could be to take showers instead of baths or just not as often and limit yourself in the shower, not to let the tap run while brushing your teeth or to invest in a rain water tank. There are plenty of ways to help save freash water and this is only to name a few.
Food is also a type of resource but slightly different. The world is not close to a food shortage, but in some countries there is, to the availability of the food, say for instance parts of Africa or India. 3rd world countries should produce their own foods as this would help the coutries economy, tackle the problem of unemployment and starvation.
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