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Population is about more than how many people live on the planet. It is about where people can live safely, how cities change, and what happens when systems cannot keep pace.

Overpopulation Defined

The condition of having a population so dense as to cause environmental deterioration, an impaired quality of life, or a population crash .​

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(86) New Zealand Bans Smoking For Future Generations
(86) New Zealand Bans Smoking For Future Generations
New Zealanders born on and after 1st January 2009 cannot buy cigarettes as a part of a package of anti-smoking...
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(85) Singapore Is Leading The Way In Recycling Wastewater
(85) Singapore Is Leading The Way In Recycling Wastewater
Singapore is taking the “waste” out of its wastewater by turning sewage into safe, clean drinking water...
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(84) Bangladesh’s Farmers Revive Floating Farms As Seas Rise
(84) Bangladesh’s Farmers Revive Floating Farms As Seas Rise
Farmers in southwestern Bangladesh have revived a 200-year-old agricultural practice to battle the challenges...
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(83) Handmade Soap Keeps Malaria-Carrying Mosquitos Away in Uganda
(83) Handmade Soap Keeps Malaria-Carrying Mosquitos Away in Uganda
Malaria is also one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in Uganda, especially among children...
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(82) Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier” Could Raise Global Sea Levels By 10 Feet
(82) Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier" Could Raise Global Sea Levels By 10 Feet
Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier, the widest on Earth, is in trouble. The glacier extends out into...
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(81) Moss Grows On Concrete, Empowering Cities To Respire And Live Green
(81) Moss Grows On Concrete, Empowering Cities To Respire And Live Green
Respyre has developed a bio-receptive concrete solution that paves a way for the growth of moss on concrete....
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(80) Converting Plastic Waste To Fuel in India
(80) Converting Plastic Waste To Fuel in India
Every year, India witnesses 18 million tonnes of plastic waste that ends up in landfills. And the figures...
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(79) Eight Climate Change Records The World Smashed In 2021
(79) Eight Climate Change Records The World Smashed In 2021
Here are eight climate change records the world broke in 2021, according to the WMO.1.Warmest years on...
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(78) Regenerative Farming Boosts Soil Health, Yielding More Nutritious Crops
(78) Regenerative Farming Boosts Soil Health, Yielding More Nutritious Crops
Regenerative Farming describes farming and grazing practices that, among other benefits, reverse climate...
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