Socio-economic predictors of environmental performance among African nations
Socio-economic changes in Africa have increased pressure on the continent’s ecosystems. Most research investigating environmental change has […]
Food security requires a new revolution
A central responsibility of societies should be supplying adequate nourishment to all. For roughly a third of […]
Pessimism on the Food Front
Abstract: Virtually all trends, biophysical and socioeconomic, suggest that levels of hunger, already high, will only increase […]
Growthism: Its Ecological, Economic, and Ethical Limits
We have many problems – poverty, unemployment, environmental destruction, climate change, financial instability, etc. – but only […]
30 Things Scientists Say Will Happen if the Population Keeps Expanding
The planet’s population continues to balloon–we are currently 7.6 billion individuals, according to the United Nations’ most […]
Here Comes the Bad Season
It’s not just this heat wave. July 2019 is likely to be the hottest month ever measured. […]
A baby born today: The climate and their future
A new report depicts an ever-depleting natural world, with huge implications for the coming generation. What will […]
Family Planning for forests and people – the success story of Costa Rica
Costa Rica is a country of exceptionally rich and well-protected biodiversity. It is a solid democracy where […]
You Don’t Have to Be a Vegan to Be a Climate-Friendly Eater
But recent studies underscore the need to dial back our burger habit. Last October, scientists convened by the […]
Climate change is already affecting global food production — unequally
The world’s top 10 crops — barley, cassava, maize, oil palm, rapeseed, rice, sorghum, soybean, sugarcane and […]
Crowding, Braces, and Sleep—Sandra Kahn and Paul Ehrlich—Jaws: The Story of a Hidden Epidemic
What do braces or crowding in the mouth have to do with sleep? At first, you may […]
A baby born today: The climate and their future
A NEW REPORT DEPICTS AN EVER-DEPLETING NATURAL WORLD, WITH HUGE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE COMING GENERATION. WHAT WILL […]
Overdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot Afterword
ONE OF THE COMMONPLACES of environmental writing these days is a population forecast of 10 billion people, by […]
Solutions to overpopulation and what you can do
Here at The Overpopulation Project, we try to keep a positive outlook. Although many environmental trends are […]
Climate and economic risks ‘threaten 2008-style systemic collapse’
Environmental and social problems could interact in global breakdown, report says. The gathering storm of human-caused threats […]
The Root of Misaligned Jaws
The sudden rise is prevalence of crooked teeth is likely related to industrialized diets and environments, rather […]
Earth’s Extinction Crisis- Warning Signs
Silence in the Serengeti. Barren rainforests in Brazil. Some say this is the future Earth faces if […]
The Club of Rome Climate Emergency Plan
With this emergency paper, the Club of Rome is attempting to respond to the direct calls for […]
Coral, Cancer, Carbon
Mark Hixon is a marine biologist at Oregon State University who specializes on understanding the ecology of […]
What goes up: are predictions of a population crisis wrong?
Changing fertility rates challenge dystopian visions and UN projections about the future of our overcrowded planet. She […]
Perspectives in population, global development and the human predicament: Hans Rosling and Population Matters
Hans Rosling has given the world inspiring, creative and important insights into the world’s data and truths. […]
Climate change: Five cheap ways to remove CO2 from the atmosphere
As well as rapidly reducing the carbon dioxide that we humans are pumping into the atmosphere in […]
Meat or two veg? Find out your food’s climate footprint
Avoiding meat and dairy products is one of the biggest ways to reduce your environmental impact, according […]
The climate mitigation gap: education and government recommendations miss the most effective individual actions
Abstract Current anthropogenic climate change is the result of greenhouse gas accumulation in the atmosphere, which records […]
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