Posts tagged population growth
Could Feminism Save the Earth?
Conservation, Most PopularBill Laurancefeminism, Let Girls Learn, population growth, overpopulation, developing nations, demographic transition, immigration, Africa, Middle East, South Asia, Western Europe, North America, Australia, fecundity, generation time, women's rights, social stability, social conflict, education, reproductive rights, career, family size, family planning, divorce, radicalization, Michelle Obama, environmental pressure, environmental destruction, global warming, Caribbean
The Overwhelming Value Of Trees
ConservationBill Lauranceheat islands, cities, megacities, trees, evapotranspiration, air pollution, cancer, cardiovascular disease, asthma, emphysema, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, volatile organic compounds, slums, environmental services, floods, carbon storage, biomass, global warming, shade, evaporative cooling, clouds, economic losses, disease, malaria, diarrhea, water pollution, deforestation, mosquitoes, heat stress, urban growth, urban expansion, population growth, developing nations, Africa, Latin America, Asia, drinking water, epidemic disease, green cities, urban ecology
Can Cheetahs Outrun Extinction?
WildlifeBill LauranceCheetah, Africa, habitat loss, habitat fragmentation, population decline, Endangered Species, Zimbabwe, genetic variation, infrastructure, population growth, poaching, Sarah Durant, genetic drift, inbreeding, giraffe, Elephant, rhinos, gorilla, mining
Standing Tall for Imperiled Giraffes
WildlifeBill Laurancegiraffe, extinction, IUCN, Africa, savanna, molecular genetics, population growth, mining, China, development corridors, mining exports, poaching, WWF Living Planet Report, governance, land-use planning, protected areas
Silent Forests: Battling Hunting Overkill in Southeast Asia
WildlifeJeremy Hancehunting, poaching, Southeast Asia, snares, Rhett Harrison, deforestation, roads, infrastructure, dams, logging, mining, defaunation, seed dispersal, bushmeat, tigers, pangolins, wild pigs, deer, core forest, population growth, protected areas
Human Impacts on the Planet are Severe but Slowing Down
ConservationBill Lauranceglobal human footprint, agriculture, cities, population growth, food production, farming efficiency, yield gaps, land-use planning, deforestation, biodiversity, climate change, Oscar Venter, Bill Laurance, James Watson, roads, infrastructure, urban area, economic growth, developing nations, consumption, wilderness
Massive Superhighway Imperils Nigeria's Environment
Infrastructure ExpansionBill LauranceNigeria, superhighway, population growth, Amina Mohammed, President Buhari, Cross River State, endangered primates, Cross River National Park, Ekuri People, Ben Ayade, deforestation, bulldozing
Africa's Greatest Environmental Challenge -- Ever
ConservationBill LauranceAfrica, Sub-Saharan Africa, development corridors, African Development Bank, mining, agriculture, food security, population growth, Current Biology, roads, railroads, energy infrastructure, power lines, gas lines, colonization, poaching, hunting, deforestation, infrastructure, wildlife, elephant, fires
Our biggest environmental crisis -- by far
Bill Lauranceoverpopulation, Africa, Middle East, family planning, contraception, education for young women, radicalization, United Nations Population Division, population growth, fertility rate, family size, divorce, social stability, population projections, immigration, illegal immigration, Muslim nations, Europe, anti-immigration groups, demography, environmental damage, global warming
Study: Global urban footprint will triple by 2030
Bill LauranceKaren Seto, urban expansion, habitat loss, urban sprawl, overpopulation, biodiversity hotspots, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, population growth, urban area, Eastern Afromontane hotspot, Guinean Forests of West Africa hotspot, Western Ghats, Sri Lanka, urbanization, China, Turkey, Mexico
Momentous changes ahead for the tropics
Bill Laurancepopulation growth, tropical nations, deforestation, global change, James Cook University, Aung San Suu Kyi, State of the Tropics, global trends, Sandra Harding, food demand, biofuels
