overexploitation

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overexploitation - exploitation to the point of diminishing returns

overuse, overutilisation, overutilization

exploitation, development - the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits"

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development exploitation overuse overutilisation overutilization			The causes of desertification include change in frequency and amount of rainfall, reduction in vegetation cover, unsustainable agricultural practices, cultivation on marginal lands, overexploitation of natural resources and excessive grazing. ONE- FOURTH OF INDIA HEADED FOR DESERTIFICATION by Mail Today (New Delhi, India) The Lobster Fishery Projects piloted by the Marine Science and Fisheries Centre under the Ministry of Fisheries, which completed the second phase (2006-2008) of study, states that there has, in fact, been a steady decline in lobster catches here owing to overexploitation. Dwindling CATCH ! by Times of Oman (Muscat, Oman) He further said that the overexploitation of conventional esources could impact on the environment in a killing manner. Consider nuclear energy to overcome power shortage: Pranab by Asian News International			overeating overelaborate Overelegant overemotional overemphasis overemphasise overemphasize overemphatic overemployment Overempty overenthusiasm overenthusiastic overenthusiastically Overest overestimate overestimation overexcite overexcited overexcitement overexert overexert oneself overexertion overexpansion overexpenditure overexploit overexploitation overexpose overexposed overexposure Overexquisite overextend overextended Overextension Overeye overfall overfamiliar overfatigue overfed overfeed overfeeding Overfierce overfill overfish overfishing overflew overflight Overfloat Overflourish overflow overflow incontinence Overflow meeting			overestimating overestimating overestimation overestimation overestimations overestimations overexcitable Overexcite overexcited Overexcitement overexcites overexciting overexercise overexert overexert overexert overexert oneself overexerted overexerted overexerting overexerting overexertion overexertion overexertion overexerts overexerts overexpand overexpansion overexpenditure overexploit overexploitation overexpose overexpose overexpose overexpose overexposed overexposed overexposes overexposes overexposing overexposing overexposing overexposing overexposure overexposure overexposure overexposure overexpress Overexquisite overextend overextend overextend overextended overextended overextended overextending overextending overextends overextends overextension overextension

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