The World at 7 Billion
The World at 7 Billion: Can We Stop Growing Now?
With global population expected to surpass 7 billion people this year, the staggering impact on an overtaxed planet is becoming more and more evident. A two-pronged response is imperative: empower women to make their own decisions on childbearing and rein in our excessive consumption of resources.
Read the latest article by Worldwatch Executive Director Robert Engelman in Yale Environment 360, a publication of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.
Related content on population issues:
- An End to Population Growth: Why Family Planning Is Key to a Sustainable Future, by Robert Engelman, in Solution Journal.
- Population Growth - Problem or Hype? video panel discussion with Robert Engelman at the Population Footprints conference in London.
- Worldwatch Report #183: Population, Climate Change, and Women’s Lives by Robert Engelman
- MSNBC: Is Global Warming Bringing the Heat? [video below]
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