Home

Population Articles

A listing of recent population articles in Journals, Newspapers and Online sources.

Display #
#	Web Link	Hits
1	Another Inconvenient Truth: The World's Growing Population Poses a Malthusian Dilemma By 2050, the world will host nine billion people—and that's if population growth slows in much of the developing world. Today, at least one billion people are chronically malnourished or starving. Simply to maintain that sad state of affairs would require the clearing (read: deforestation) of 900 million additional hectares of land, according to Pedro Sanchez, director of the Tropical Agriculture and Rural Environment Program at The Earth Institute at Columbia University.	83
2	Radio Interview of William Bourke - Stable Population Party of Australia Radio Interview of William Bourke - Stable Population Party of Australia by SBS. This interview is 4 minutes long and is a 3.7MB MP3 audio file. It was recorded in May 2010.	125
3	Food for thought while millions die of hunger The world is rapidly moving towards disaster, whether you call it doomsday or apocalypse. But this is not the global financial crisis or the risk of financial problems in Greece and other European countries that may drag the rest of the world down with them. No, this is the global food situation. We face a global food shortage, the like of which the world has never seen.	57
4	People could be threat to ecology The Rudd government will consider adding ''human population growth'' to a key list of ecological threats that underpins Australia's environmental laws. Environment Minister Peter Garrett has confirmed that population growth will be weighed up to determine whether it represents a ''threatening process'' responsible for widespread biodiversity loss, water pollution, coastal erosion and rising greenhouse gas emissions.	81
5	Australia ranks second quality of life Sydney Morning Herald	251
6	Future demands fecundity The Australian 10/10/2009 We are so used to hearing about infertility we don't think about about population increase as a separate phenonenom	223
7	Population fear is nonsense: Tanner AUSTRALIA has the potential for substantial population growth and claims the country has exceeded its capacity are ''nonsense'', according to senior minister Lindsay Tanner. ARI SHARP November 13, 2009 theage.com.au	218
8	HAVE INCREASES IN POPULATION, AFFLUENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WORSENED HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL WELL-BEING? This paper examines whether over the long term, empirical data supports Neo-Malthusian fears that exponential population growth would lead to increasing resource scarcity, and that increases in population, affluence and technology would worsen human and environmental well-being. Electronic Journal of Sustainable Development By Indur M. Goklany	146
9	THE PERSISTENCE OF POPULATION PESSIMISM Volume 1, Issue 3: The Population Bomb Four Decades On - Electronic Journal of Sustainable Development Editorial By Julian Morris	141
10	N.Korea's Population Grows as Life Expectancy Dwindles North Korea's population has grown larger but average life expectancy has become shorter, according to a recent census. The Wall Street Journal reported that North Korean authorities conducted the census in 2008 under the aegis of monitors from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). The Chosun Ilbo	98
11	Is Population Growth a Ponzi Scheme? According to Ponzi demography, population growth — through natural increase and immigration — means more people leading to increased demands for goods and services, more material consumption, more borrowing, more on credit and of course more profits. Everything seems fantastic for a while — but like all Ponzi schemes, Ponzi demography is unsustainable. Joseph Chamie \| Thursday, March 04, 2010	38
12	Billionaire club in bid to curb overpopulation America's richest people meet to discuss ways of tackling a 'disastrous' environmental, social and industrial threat. John Harlow, Los Angeles The Sunday Times May 24, 2009	61
13	Aspire to Greatness The Australian Population Institute (APOP) attempting to justify a population of 35 million by 2050.	82
14	The big country takes a lean turn - April 11 The appointment of a Minister for Population has sparked a debate on how many people Australia can support. Matthew Moore and Yuko Narushima report.	116
15	New population minister Tony Burke flips on population target for 2050 KEVIN Rudd's new Population Minister will not set a population target.	120
16	Tony Burke to check push for growth THE nation's first population minister has backed Kevin Rudd's call for a "Big Australia", but says growth must be controlled in areas where the country has reached capacity.	106
17	People problem inflated - April 9 Politicians and the public are in danger of misplaced panic over population.	114
18	Think there's a problem? Rest easy, we've got a minister for it - April 9 Kevin Rudd is no Big Brother. If anything, he's a nerdy little brother who happened to make it big. But this week's announcement of Australia's first Minister for Population, Tony Burke, had more than a tinge of the propagandistic about it.	106
19	Population can't be capped: minister - April 8 AUSTRALIA'S first Minister for Population, Tony Burke, says it is impossible to cap the nation's population growth.	69
20	Regional labour shortages to dictate the pattern of population growth, says Burke - April 9 KEVIN Rudd's new Population Minister has ruled out setting a national population target but says he may establish "regional" population projections. Tony Burke said the government would focus on directing people to areas where there were chronic labour shortages.	105
<< Start < Prev 1 2 Next > End >>
Page 1 of 2

Search Site

Uganda Campaign

What if we could get population increase considered as a contributor to climate change by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)? A breakthrough on this could be possible, but we are going to have to raise $10,000 in the next week to make this possible

Donate to "The Horn of Africa Regional Workshop on Population and Climate Change" Click on the PayPal link to find out more. ..

Population Quotes

Unlike plagues of the dark ages or contemporary diseases (which) we do not yet understand, the modern plague of overpopulation is soluble by means we have discovered and with resources we possess. What is lacking is not sufficient knowledge of the solution, but universal consciousness of the gravity of the problem and the education of the billions who are it victims. - Dr. Martin Luther King Jnr

Media Release - 28th June, 2010

Gillard on population: An outbreak of commonsense?

Sustainable Population Australia, the nation’s only environment group campaigning on reducing human population, is greatly encouraged by the comments of incoming Prime Minister Gillard about reducing immigration.

National President of SPA, Sandra Kanck, says that after more than two decades of hammering away at this issue and the spectacular population growth, which took place under the auspices of former PM Rudd, it appears Australia now might be on the brink of an outbreak of commonsense. Full Release

Discover biodiversity - every day

Biodiversity is the backbone of all life on earth, and its conservation lies at the very core of IUCN’s work. ‘Species of the Day’ has been launched as part of IUCN’s involvement in the International Year of Biodiversity.

With mounting scientific evidence of a serious extinction crisis, it’s time to take action. “The latest analysis of the IUCN Red List shows the 2010 target to reduce biodiversity loss will not be met,” says Jane Smart, Director of IUCN’s Biodiversity Conservation Group. “It’s time for governments to get serious about saving species and make sure it’s high on their agendas for next year, as we’re rapidly running out of time.”

Each day of 2010 will see a different species featured on the IUCN website, with information on the threats it faces. The 365 species selected represent the entire range of taxonomic groups and cover all regions. We have started by featuring some better known species, including the Polar Bear and will move on to cover plants, fungi, invertebrates and more. Both charismatic and obscure species will be featured, providing an insight into the astonishing level of biodiversity that exists.

If you would like to access the archived list of species go to www.iucnredlist.org/species-of-the-day/archives

Add Comment to Each Article

NB: We have added a comments feature to each page. If you would like to add a comment please click on the link under each article. The comments will be moderated first then posted at each location. The right to edit comments if necessary, is reserved.