Images of the world we are destroying (Photos)

DESTRUCTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES –

Our natural resources are finite, and due to their overexploitation and the rapidly growing world population, they may soon become insufficient. This means we all have a duty to act daily to help save our planet . How? Even small, simple gestures are enough, such as focusing on energy conservation, avoiding food waste, and reusing still-usable materials.

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OVERDEVELOPMENT, OVERPOPULATION, OVERSHOOT –

And to try to raise awareness of the need to protect the environment, the non-governmental organization PSO – Population Speak Out has launched the interesting photo book entitled “ Overdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot ” : significant images that show us some of the greatest social and ecological tragedies we are experiencing . Starting with this photo taken in Indonesia, in Java, the most populous island in the world, which shows a surfer riding the waves of a sea of ​​​​trash where you can glimpse waste of all kinds. A terrible spectacle that has earned the island the nickname Trash Island.

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION –

The waters of the Yellow River in Mongolia are so polluted that it is almost impossible to breathe, Bangladesh is increasingly submerged in garbage, Indonesian forests are being destroyed to make way for palm oil plantations , and the Amazon rainforest is being razed to make way for building land.

IMAGES OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION –

And in our gallery, we also see the world's largest landfill for electronic waste , materials that release poisons and toxic fumes into the air when burned, the image of an increasingly populated and rapidly expanding Mexico City (it now has around 20 million inhabitants), the Maldives at risk of disappearing due to global warming, and the melting icebergs in Norway.

Images that cannot help but make us reflect on the need to intervene immediately.

( The images in the gallery are taken from the Facebook page Global Population Speak Out )

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