Explain the supply-demand reversal of environmental resources.
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Supply Demand Reversal of Environmental Resources: The demand for resources for both production and consumption has gone beyond the rate of regeneration of the resources increasing the pressure on the absorptive capacity of the environment. This reversal of the supply-demand relationship with demand for resources exceeding the supply has led to degeneration of the environment.
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