Personally I hear about over population ad nauseum, but I rarely hear
solutions or even data. So for anyone interested, there has been progress.
The percentage growth in the human population has been slowing for years. It
was growing near 2% per year in parts of the 20th century, but has now slowed
to about 1.2% per year. The absolute growth rate is now slowing too, dropping
from a high of around 87 million per year in 1989 to about 76 million in 2005.
The problem is not solved, but I think it is important to recognize progress
and encourage it.
I quickly pulled these numbers from the Wikipedia, but I have seen them
elsewhere.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_population
Cheers,
Clinton Jenkins
Clinton Jenkins
Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences
Duke University
Box 90329
LSRC A201
Durham NC 27708 USA
Phone: (919) 613-8143
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/people/faculty/pimm/clintonjenkins.html
