(Reuters) – Asian countries need to increase investment in food production by 50 percent to $120 billion a year to ensure they can afford to feed their large and growing populations, a United Nations’ body said on Wednesday. With the number of hungry people in the world increasing by about 100 million to 1 billion
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Australia’s national parks are failing to save native wildlife, with mammal extinction rates of almost 50 per cent occurring in some NSW protected areas, a CSIRO scientist says. Article Link: http://fw.farmonline.com.au/news/nationalrural/agribusiness-and-general/general/csiro-warning-of-wildlife-wipeout/1878477.aspx
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New Delhi: India, the world’s second most populous country, is against controlling population growth through legislation, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Wednesday. Article Link: http://sify.com/news/govt-against-curbing-population-with-law-azad-news-health-kffqkgafefj.html
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BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhuanet) — The world’s population reached 5 billion on July 11, 1987, and the United Nations set that date as World Population Day. The theme of this year’s 21st World Population Day is “Everyone counts”, and the activities in China will focus on the 2010 population census and emphasize the right to
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WAYWARD migration forecasts are creating headaches for Gillard and Abbott. THE nation is carrying about 800,000 more people than it had bargained for when Labor came to power in 2007. This is the gap between the modest official population projections that were publicly available at the time of the last election and the fertility and
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IF new Prime Minister Julia Gillard really wants to slow population growth, she will need to put the brakes on the economy first. Article Link:
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A SHORTAGE of skilled workers could dampen Australia’s renewed economic expansion, a new survey says. The Australian Industry (Ai) Group/Deloitte survey of more than 400 chief executives found 34.7 per cent of businesses believed there was at least a high risk that a skills shortages would have an adverse effect on operations this year. Article
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ISLAMABAD, (SANA): Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has warned the nation that if the population of the country is not controlled it could become the biggest problem than water, sui gas and electricity load shedding. He said the government is fighting the war against terrorism, trying to safeguard the integrity of the country and
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Ethnic minorities will make up a fifth of Britain’s population by 2051, compared with 8% in 2001, according to new projections published today by the University of Leeds. The figures, which show Britain’s total population growing to 77.7 million, also indicate that the UK will become far less segregated as ethnic groups disperse throughout the
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Blue-tongue lizards were once the lords of Sydney’s backyards, but high-density development is banishing them to the city’s fringe. Wildlife groups are reporting that blue-tongues and other natives, such as the tawny frogmouth, are being pushed to the edge of the city by more intense development and higher human population density. Article Link: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/bluetongue-lizards-banished-from-backyard-to-city-outksirts-20100712-107yy.html
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