This grim statistical list could go on and on. The world has not managed its natural resources well and the problem will almost certainly get worse before it gets better. Furthermore, though the poorest and most marginalised have the smallest «footprints» when it comes to using the world’s resources, they are also those who are and will be effected first and worst. Therefore, while long term solutions to the world’s major environmental and food security problems depend significantly on action from the wealthy and most industrialised countries (those with the largest «footprints»), day to day survival for the poor and marginalised will depend increasingly on the careful.
