A. Objectives. The goal of this reform is to deliver on the President's directives to (1) streamline our guidance for Federal awards to ease administrative burden and (2) strengthen oversight over Federal funds to reduce risks of waste, fraud, and abuse.
Rising population growth can lessen our quality of life because it: 1  destroys resources, such as water and forests, needed to sustain us. 2  slows the dynamics of a healthy economy. 3  decreases the level of biodiversity upon which we depend.  read 1  article. learn more.  get 1  involved. educator resources.
Adding to the pressure is Climate Change-the full effects and impacts on Biodiversity and how life may (or may not) adapt is still very much an unknown quantity. Biodiversity has declined by more than a quarter in the last 35 years. The Living Planet Index (LPI) shows a decline of 52 per cent between 1970 and 2010. That's not good news. In general terms, population growth and our consumption are the reasons for this enormous loss. Specifically, habitat destruction and wildlife trade are the major causes of population decline in species. We have... 1  picked, 2  logged, 3  plucked and.