Dave JohnsonI see so many of the world's problems where the underlying cause is overpopulation. The planet's resources are stretched WAY beyond capacities.
When I was younger there was a Zero Population Growth (ZPG) movement. I have no idea why that went away.
Jeff C@dcjohnson It didn't go away, it just changed its name. Now it is the Population Connection
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Population Connection | 993 followers on LinkedIn. America’s voice for population stabilization | Population Connection is a national grassroots organization that educates young people and advocates progressive action to stabilize world population at a level that can be sustained by Earth's resources. We work to ensure that every woman around the world who wants to delay or prevent pregnancy and childbearing has access to the full range of health services and contraceptive supplies she needs in order to do so. Our core programs: * Educate young people about unsustainable population growth through K-12 lesson plans that reach 3 million students a year; * Inform constituents across the country about key policy issues related to family planning, reproductive health and population; * Work directly with Congress and the White House to inform family planning policy and funding levels.
Carolannie@JeffC1956 @dcjohnson now they say the problem isn't overpopulation but resource maldistribution. It's both.
@carolannie Agree:
Year: Pop. (billion)
1900: Approximately 1.6
1950: Around 2.5
2000: Just over 6
2023: Estimated at 8
Paul R. Ehrlich suggests that the optimum population is 1.5 to 2 billion.
Geographer Chris Tucker estimates that 3 billion could be sustainable if human societies rapidly adopt less harmful technologies and best practices.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_population
Our descendants into the 22nd century will be those that figure out how to shrink the population and clean up the environment.
Hugh Ferguson@JeffC1956 @carolannie those descendants may not even be human.