Populationinstitutecanada.ca Website Review

7.6 billion people and rising.. numbers matter for a sustainable future.. with every heartbeat two more humans are added to the planet. the world's population has risen from 2 to 7 billion in the last 85 years.. all environmental problems become harder - and ultimately impossible to solve - with ever more people.. reducing population growth helps conserve threatened species... join us in urging governments to make population central to a sustainability strategy.. population growth (10,000 an hour) seriously threatens global peace and stability. it is the primary cause of humankind’s most. challenging problems, including climate change, and the greatest obstacle to overcoming them.. pic campaigns for smaller, environmentally sustainable populations through universal access to voluntary family planning.         . numbers matter. infinite growth on an already overcrowded planet, with finite resources and space, is impossible. fewer feet mean. smaller, less harmful footprints, and a safer, more manageable world.. pic empowers women, promotes sustainable development, enhances prosperity, and creates a healthier, more stable planet through family. good news and bad news amid environmental destruction, species loss and climate disruption - none of which are tied by the media to the the ipcc fails to call for a strong investment in women's education and empowerment or for the promotion of small families. in early margaret catley-carlson – past president population council, and canadian international development agency;  ex-deputy minister, dr. jane goodall – in july 1960, jane goodall began her landmark study of chimpanzee behavior in what is now tanzania. her work at gombe stream would become the foundation of future primatological research and redefine the relationship between humans and an*mals. dr. william rees – professor, population ecology, ubc, best known for creating the “ecological footprint” concept and ecological