I commend Birds Australia on the work it has put into this Report, and previous reports, since the first Report was initiated in 2003. I congratulate the various scientists and researchers who have produced this year’s Report, and I acknowledge my debt to some of you, such as David Paton, whose research and findings I
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Although this call for submissions is limited to specific environmental systems the ACF application makes it clear that it views human population growth as a general threatening process to biodiversity and to the environment The ACF was a leader in promoting the population issue many years ago. Thanks are undoubtedly due to our Patron Professor
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There are plenty of examples around the world where resource based economies, almost all of which do not rely on a large fraction of their population to produce the export income, are worse off with large populations. Compare the UK with Norway, both supposedly rich from North Sea oil. The UK, with a population of
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By Peter Ridd – posted to On-Line Opinion, Thursday, 13 August 2009 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=9283&page=0 Latest statistics show that Australia’s population is growing at a rate of more than a million every three years. This growth rate is being driven primarily by record rates of immigration and a relative young population, itself a product of rapid
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By Peter Ridd – posted to On-Line Opinion, Thursday, 13 August 2009 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=9283&page=0 Latest statistics show that Australia’s population is growing at a rate of more than a million every three years. This growth rate is being driven primarily by record rates of immigration and a relative young population, itself a product of rapid past
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Famine and civil rights in India – The Health Report from the ABC Radio National DOWNLOAD AUDIO From the land of Bollywood, a huge IT industry, India — the much touted success story of a developing nation turning into a sophisticated advanced country — comes the disturbing story of an eminent doctor
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Population aging is a triumph of civilization. It is the inevitable consequence of attaining desired smaller family sizes, lower mortality rates and longer lives, with many living beyond 100 years. This achievement, however, requires vital social and economic adjustments to expected future demographic realities. In particular, population aging raises critical issues for countries, states and
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Still, like Goodall, other scientists, advocacy groups and lawmakers argue that slowing population growth could be key to fighting climate change. The United Nations Population Fund's 2009 annual report links slower population growth to reduced greenhouse-gas emissions. "The whole world has been talking about carbon credits, carbon trading and emissions targets. But not enough has been said about the
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Since consumption includes the consumption of food, the first requirement to survival, it follows that we must face the question of our food intake, not just the purchase of chinese flat TV screens and other current delights. It is easy enough for any intelligent person to give up some luxuries. (holidays in Provence. A second
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Cultures and their religions produce overpopulation in the 21st century. Hindus, Muslims, Catholics, Buddhists and other religions refuse to tear themselves away from 2,000 and 3,000 year anachronistic doctrines that dictate unlimited growth. They choose human misery on an unimaginable scale rather than sensible birth control and family planning. While India, at 1.16 billion continues to
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