How can fertility rates affect the use of scarce resources?

Fertility rates and resources are connected because in areas where there are scarce resources and high fertility rates there will be problems in the ability to provide for the members of this hypothetical society. Therefore, individuals or animals could potentially live shorter and less healthy lives because of the lack of proper resources such as food, water, healthcare, or education. 

The primarily goals of the zapatistas of mexico in 1994 were land reform and redistribution. it is also included in their demands to have a greater political and cultural autonomy for the indigenous people of chiapas and the rest of mexico.