What is population holding capacity in reference to environmental science?

Who/What is affected by population growth vs carrying capacity?

• I am creating an ethical matrix on the ethical issue of population control before our needs are greater than the carrying capacity of the earth. I am just wondering, who or what do you think is affected by this ethical issue. So far i have the: The environment (because increasing rate of stripping resources), animals (habitats etc because environment is dramatically changing), developed countries (Population growth almost at a standstill, but still wanting to increase consumption), developing countries (rapidly increasing population), 3rd world children (born into a world where their parents cannot sustain them). So if you think its good, or if i need more or less please reply

• Answer:

  as children are dying now of malnutrition,and the place is warming up, and pollution is increasing, it could be argued that we are over the cc already.