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Resource Depletion Final

This document discusses resource depletion, including its causes such as overconsumption, overpopulation, and industrial development. Various problems arising from resource exploitation are mentioned, like deforestation, species extinction, and pollution. Different types of resource depletion are defined, including trees, animals, water, and fertile soil. Specific examples of soil depletion, logging, fish kills, and mountaintop removal mining are described. The conclusion expresses that forests and water will be depleted at the current rate and stricter laws and new technologies are needed to protect natural resources.

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Resource Depletion Final

This document discusses resource depletion, including its causes such as overconsumption, overpopulation, and industrial development. Various problems arising from resource exploitation are mentioned, like deforestation, species extinction, and pollution. Different types of resource depletion are defined, including trees, animals, water, and fertile soil. Specific examples of soil depletion, logging, fish kills, and mountaintop removal mining are described. The conclusion expresses that forests and water will be depleted at the current rate and stricter laws and new technologies are needed to protect natural resources.

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Resource Depletion

Prepared by:
Sharad k
Praharshini S
Prateik K
Safeeda

Causes of Resource Depletion


Over-consumption / excessive or unnecessary use of resources
Overpopulation
Slash and burn agricultural practices
Technological and Industrial Development
Erosion
Habitat degradation leads to the loss of Biodiversity
Irrigation
Mining for Oil and Minerals
Aquifer Depletion
Pollution or Contamination of resources

Problems Arising from the Exploitation of


Natural Resources
Deforestation
Desertification
Extinction of species
Forced migration
Soil erosion
Oil depletion
Ozone depletion

Greenhouse gas increase


Extreme energy
Water pollution
Natural hazard/Natural
disaster
Extinction of rare minerals

Different Types of Resource Depletion

1) Trees
2) Animals
3) Water
4) Fertile Soil

Soil (Fertile) Depletion


Agriculture is a very important part of our
survival. It provides us a source of income,
and also a source of food.
Due to our growing population, we have
been using up the soils minerals at a very
alarming rate. Some areas are even
experiencing low nutrients content in the
soil.
This would eventually lead to poor quality
of crops growing there and soon, we may
experience a shortage of food.

Logging
Logging is the cutting, skidding, on-site processing, and
loading of trees or logs onto trucks or skeleton cars.
Illegal logging refers to what in forestry might be called
timber theft. It can also refer to the harvest, transportation,
purchase or sale of timber in violation of laws.

Fish Kill
Fish kill known also as fish die-off and as fish mortality, is a localized die-off of fish
populations which may also be associated with more generalized mortality of aquatic
life.
The most common cause is reduced oxygen in the water, which in turn may be due to
factors such as drought, algae bloom, overpopulation, or a sustained increase in water
temperature.
Infectious diseases and parasites can also lead to fish kill. Toxicity is a real but far less
common cause of fish kill.
Fish kills are often the first visible signs of environmental stress and are usually
investigated as a matter of pressure by environmental agencies to determine the cause
of the kill.

Mountaintop Removal Mining


Mountaintop removal mining (MTR), also known as mountaintop
mining (MTM), is a form of surface mining that involves the
mining of the summit or summit ridge of a mountain.
Coal seams are extracted from a mountain by removing the land,
or overburden, above the seams. The land may be dumped back on
the ridge and compacted to reflect the approximate original curve
of the mountain.

Vision 2025
Our forest and water resources will get depleted if deforestation and pollution

continues at the current rate.


Strict laws and regulation shall be made as humans are dependent on natural
resources.

Fast track courts for strict environmental regulation shall be set up.
Technology will help in the development of eco-friendly products.

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