Irreversible depletion of natural capital

Within the next 50 years, the earth's population will probably pass 9 billion, and global economic output may quintuple. Largely as a result, renewable resources will become increasingly scarce. The total area of agricultural land will shrink, Many remaining virgin forests will be lost. Overuse and pollution of aquifers, rivers and other water supplies will continue. Thinning of the ozone layer will probably worsen. Such scarcities could spark violent civil or international conflict.

1. Our generation is supporting itself on a one-time depletion of natural capital.

1. Unsustainable development
2. Resource depletion
3. Irreversibility
4. Exhaustion
5. Environmental hazards from the construction industry
6. Environmental degradation

1. Unsustainable harvesting rates
2. Threatened biological communities
3. Soil erosion
4. Ozone layer depletion
5. Overexploitation of underground water resources
6. Land degradation
7. Fragmentation of natural habitat
8. Exhaustion of mineral resources
9. Erosion of biological diversity
10. Destruction of wilderness
11. Deforestation

1. Shortage of natural resources
2. Irreversible problem emergence
3. Irreversible environmental trends
4. End of nature

1. Waste of non-renewable resources
2. Vulnerability of world genetic resources
3. Undervaluation of natural capital
4. Unconstrained exploitation of natural resources
5. Rogue capitalism
6. Lack of resource conservation
7. Energy leaks
8. Endangered cultures
9. Contradictions in capitalist systems
10. Commercialization of nature
11. Accumulation of capital

1. Using genetic resources
2. Slowing down irreversible depletion of natural capital
3. Replacing renewable resources
4. Planning development of natural resources
5. Managing natural resources
6. Ensuring sustainable use of biological resources
7. Depleting national reserves
8. Conducting natural resources damage assessments

1. Attrition
2. Irreversibility
3. Depletion
4. Loss