Poverty and environment degradation

Generally, poverty is known as the condition of unable to attempt on access need economics. According to world development report 2010, decreasing of poverty and management of climate change is standing as great challenge for world society. According to latest world population statistical data sheet, there are 2.8 billion people in extreme level of poverty in the world. The report shows the income is less $ 2.  The World Bank present on own report, in south continent countries about 50 percent people are living low standard life.

World Band (2010) there is still 1.2 billion very poor people in developing countries with an annual in come of less than $ 370. Many new babies are born in poor family and struggle to live in poor environment. Poverty is more than lack of income it result from lack of access to health care, education, productive assets and secure livelihood. There are several linkages between poverty and environment. The poor of the world mostly live in the ecologically fragile or sensitive area. They have become both the victims and the agents of environmental degradation.

Thus, the cycle of poverty illness, scarcity and limited opportunities can become a self sustaining process that passes from survival needs and few options, these unfortunate poor people often have no choice to over harvest natural and environmental resources. In doing so, they diminish their own opportunities and also those of future generations.

The demand of food, flue, inhabit place, fulfill services are increased of population growth it all activities directly damage on environment pressure of increasing population create degradation and depletion of natural resources.