Category: Population

Cut world population and redistribute resources, expert urges

admin /21 May, 2012

Cut world population and redistribute resources, expert urges Nuclear disaster or plague likely unless population shrinks and natural resources are reassigned to poor, says Prof Paul Ehrlich Share1498 Email John Vidal guardian.co.uk, Thursday 26 April 2012 11.19 BST Paul Ehrlich says we face ‘catastrophic or slow motion’ disasters unless population is brought under control and Continue Reading →

The missing forecast: rising population growth

admin /14 May, 2012

The missing forecast: rising population growth May 14, 2012 – 11:59AM Read later Comments 59 Population growth is on the rise again. Photo: Jessica Shapiro The federal budget papers are missing an important figure: population growth is on the rise again with a 30 per cent surge in net overseas migration over the seven months Continue Reading →

Population pressure impacts world wetlands

admin /12 May, 2012

ScienceDaily: Severe Weather News Population pressure impacts world wetlands Posted: 11 May 2012 09:21 AM PDT The area of the globe covered by wetlands (swamps, marshes, lakes, etc.) has dropped by 6% in fifteen years. This decline is particularly severe in tropical and subtropical regions, and in areas that have experienced the largest increases in Continue Reading →

Human overpopulation: The Ocean is our Plan(et) B

admin /1 May, 2012

1 May 2012, 7.52pm AEST Human overpopulation: The Ocean is our Plan(et) B The Royal Society of the UK has released a new report, People and the Planet, addressing the problem of human overpopulation and the depletion of key resources. As always, the report is well written, although, in my opinion it lacks novelty, in that Continue Reading →

WORLD POPULATION CLOCK

admin /11 April, 2012

Click this site to access the World Population Clock and a host of other streaming Info Worldometers – real time world statistics Live world statistics on population, government and economics, society and media, environment, food, water, energy and health. Interesting statistics with world population clock … www.worldometers.info

Balanced view: Population education. (Kelvin Thomson)

admin /10 April, 2012

Balanced View: Population education — promoting awareness about sustainable population to benefit everyone. Inbox x Hamilton, Tim (K. Thomson, MP) Tim.Hamilton@aph.gov.au 10:44 AM (43 minutes ago) to Tim Tim Hamilton Electorate Officer Office of Kelvin Thomson MP Member for Wills (P) 9350 5777 (M) 0424 138 558 Bal View Mar-2012- Final-PDF.PDF511K   View Download