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Issue #47: Where, When, and How Many

Balancing People and Nature
"The world's human population reached 6.7 billion people in 2007. By 2050, the United Nations' medium estimate is that it could increase to 9.1 billion. In developing countries population growth due to high fertility puts pressure on many remaining wild places, resulting in habitat destruction for agriculture and settlement, unsustainable natural resource use, and pollution....Read More

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partner Overpopulation threatens the quality of life for people everywhere. The only acceptable solution to the population problem is through expanding educational, advocacy and service efforts that lower birth rates. Rather than support a larger population at a poorer level, we believe it is preferable to support a smaller population... read more


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