“The Earth has enough resources to meet the needs of all but not enough to satisfy the greed of even one person”.

Question

“The Earth has enough resources to meet the needs of all but not enough to satisfy the greed of even one person”. How is this statement relevant to the discussion of development? Discuss.

Answer 1

This statement implies that human beings are overusing the natural resources of Earth in the name of development. Development is not sustainable. Earth provides enough resources to satisfy the needs of every person but people are becoming greedy. We are exploiting resources for our pleasure by activities like deforestation, hunting, polluting the environment, etc.