The indiscriminate use of natural resources has lead to social, economic and ecological problems. The major problems has arisen because of over - popuation, irrational consumption and other factors.
The main causes of deletion of natural resources are --
1.    depletion of resources, so to satisfy the greed of some individuals, has been continued,.
2.     accumulation of resources among the few segments has led to the division of the society into two segments - the rich and the poor,
3.       Indiscriminate exploitation has led to the ecological crises --  depletion of Ozone layer, land and ocean degradation, global warming, environmental pollution, deforestation leading to less rainfall and drying up of the water, air and land resources, depletion of environmental moisture.
4.     The extinction of plantations, marine and wildlife led to the breaking - up of the inner core and crust of Earth leading to massive earthquakes, thunderstorms and tsunamis permanently damaging the very existence of life on the planet.