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The planet's population is reaching unsustainable levels, and people are facing shortage of resources like water, food and fuel. To what consequences may overpopulation lead? In your opinion, what measures can be taken to fight overpopulation?

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Overpopulation
 has a pretty strong impact on
planet
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 and
concern
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 many areas of our life. So,
this
 phenomenon is believed
one
 of the serious global problems of our time, which should be considered, and steps should be taken by
government
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significant population growth. Depletion of natural
resources
 and increase in mortality are some consequences, which can happen due to
overpopulation
.
Amount
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 of water and food is limited,
therefore
 the more
people
 on our planet, the
less
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resources
 everyone can get.
Furthermore
, because of
population
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 rise, a large number of trees are cut down and reckless animal hunting
occur
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. As for
death
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 rate, it will rise substantially in the near future, especially in poor countries. In conditions of limited
resources
,
people
 will have to fight for them and the losers will starve to death.
Thus
, if
population
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 increases above the permissible, it will lead to
destructive
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outcome
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. Personally, I think that there are possible measures, which can help to solve
this
 actual issue: government birth control and education.
One
 of the
way
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 to prevent
further
 exacerbation of the problem can be government intervention. They can develop various policies, which connect with tax incentives, thereby encouraging families with no more than two children.
One
 more step for mitigation of the situation is raising awareness on
this
 topic.
People
 should know about how
overpopulation
 affects the world and what disastrous consequences will be led by irresponsible
attitude
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 to
this
 problem. All these measures can give some positive results concerning
this
 issue. In conclusion,
overpopulation
 of the planet is
one
 of the types of demographic crisis, which can lead to
reduction
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a reduction
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 of natural
resources
 and
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considerable growth of death.
However
, political programs for birth control and
people
 education on
global
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 level can be great steps to eradicate
this
 problem.
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