Below is the full length version of SPA’s Questions and Answer with Isabella Cortes Lara, Vice President of Colombian based Women for Conservation. An edited version of the interview was published in the ‘Sister Organisation’ section of SPA’s Nov 22 Newsletter. SPA: Tell us a little bit about yourself, your passions and what drives you. …
Esther Li, an accomplished young writer (age 10) was the runner up winner to SPA’s “8 Billion Day Writer’s Competition.” In the lead up to the 15th November 2022, the date the UN estimated the global population would reach 8 billion, Australian residents were invited to submit responses to the following question for their chance …
SPA speaks with runner up winner of 8 billion competition Esther Li Read More »
On this day November 15th, according to UN estimates, the global population will reach 8 billion people. This means that the world’s population has climbed another billion in just 11 years, which is unprecedented. For many, this is a troubling and existential ‘milestone.’ At SPA, we wanted to capture a broader public sentiment regarding …
Winners of the ‘Eight Billion Day’ writers competition announced Read More »
Robin Witt, founder of Community Health and Sustainable Environments (CHASE) Africa, was interviewed by SPA Communications Manager Michael Bayliss for the SPA Newsletter Nov 2022 edition. The full interview is reproduced below. Acknowledgements to Harriet Gordon-Brown, the new CEO for CHASE Africa, who also contributed content for the interview. Please support CHASE Africa, more …
SPA has released a revised statement on its population position and policies. The statement lays out the basic scientific facts and moral principles that guide SPA’s position and policy recommendations on population. In particular this new statement explains: What are SPA’s Vision, Mission and Objectives Why it is necessary to bring an end to population …
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SPA national president Sandra Kanck was invited for interview on Afternoons with James Valentine, ABC Sydney Radio, on 25th March 2001. The Segment was titled “Australia’s population has shrunk. What is the ideal population for this country?” A week prior, ABC Sydney interviewed Dr Liz Allen who raised concerns of Australia’s population slow down on …
SPA in the media to respond to Australia’s population slowdown Read More »
I imagine what I’m about to write will be met with a mixed response, but I wanted to talk about it anyway. I read an interesting article last week, and found myself agreeing with some significant aspects of what the author (David Roberts) said. Basically Roberts’ message is that population is, rightly or wrongly, simply …
I write this note from a hotel room in Melbourne. There’s a lot going on around here – I’ll be keen to see it when it’s finished. The people I met with yesterday (a community group interested in urban agriculture – one of my fields of research) mentioned that many of the high-rise apartment …
Jenny Goldie This title was prompted by a recent question from a member of SPA, who wondered whether the considerable money he had donated over the years had been cost effective. It led to my reflecting on whether SPA has indeed made any progress over the past 29 years since the organisation was founded. Let’s …
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