Overpopulation and over consumption in pictures

Overdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot (OVER) is a new book that has been released which contains powerful and evocative images showing the ecological and social tragedies of humanity’s ballooning numbers and consumption. The aim is to raise awareness of how human's are putting pressure on the natural resources of our planet. 

The Guardian UK have posted an overview of some of the best pictures (see below) with some information about what is going on in each one. For more information go to:

http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/gallery/2015/apr/01/over-population-over-consumption-in-pictures?CMP=share_btn_fb