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1/9 🌍 A critical factor in resource depletion and environmental breakdown is #population growth coupled with overconsumption. As our global numbers swell, our demand for resources—food, water, energy, and land—escalates, exerting crushing pressure on Earth. 
2/9 🌊 The strain of overconsumption can trigger extreme exploitation of resources. Overfishing, for instance, can decimate marine life, while deforestation can disrupt biodiversity. Overuse of water resources can lead to dire water scarcity
3/9 🌳 Deforestation, largely triggered by population growth and consumption patterns, contributes to soil erosion, flooding, and species loss. It also intensifies climate change as trees, our natural carbon sinks, are removed, releasing stored carbon back into the atmosphere.
