David Attenborough: The planet can’t cope with overpopulation
Oct 9, 2018 · The naturalist David Attenborough once said the creature he finds "most extraordinary" is a nine-month-old human baby. But now he believes the planet can’t sustain …
Is the world population growing? Experts are divided | World …
Dec 13, 2021 · Overpopulation is a concept that’s hovered over the Earth’s future for some time. It has inspired many works, including Stephen Emmott’s 10 Billion, which outlines a future of …
Egypt’s population challenge | World Economic Forum
Jan 7, 2015 · Egypt faces a number of challenges but there is one in particular that is rarely discussed: overpopulation. A couple of decades back, the country had a good family planning …
Even as birth rates decline overpopulation remains a global …
Apr 5, 2018 · Despite this, some regions are still experience significant population growth.The UN noted, for example, that despite lower fertility rates in Africa, where rates fell from 5.1 births …
What has caused the global housing crisis - and how can we fix it?
Jun 16, 2022 · By 2025, 1.6 billion people could be affected by the global housing shortage. But what exactly has caused it? And what are countries doing to tackle the issue?
Jellyfish are taking over the world - The World Economic Forum
Jan 8, 2019 · From climate change to over-fishing, the effects we’re having on the oceans could be helping huge populations of jellyfish spread, sometimes with disastrous consequences.
What are the risks and opportunities of super-ageing populations?
Jan 15, 2025 · The gap is widening between super-ageing and youthful populations. We asked experts to explain the risks and opportunities of this demographic divergence.
World population just passed 8 billion: what you need to know
Nov 16, 2022 · The number of people on Earth passed 8 billion this week, according to the United Nation's World Population Prospects 2022 report. Here's all you need to know about the global …
New solutions to the global homelessness problem | World …
Dec 18, 2019 · This compounds the homelessness problem in two distinct but connected ways: it makes it impossible to say how many people are homeless and it creates further difficulties in …
Africa's population growth will triple by 2050 | World Economic …
Jan 13, 2020 · Africa's population is growing at a rapid rate, and by 2050 two in every five children will be born on the continent.