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The Population desk

Every statistic is a life in motion.

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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(68) Costa Rica Running Entirely on Renewable Energy

For starters, Costa Rica is a relatively small nation, with just 4.8 million people living in a land...

(67) The Innovation Turning Desert Sand Into Farmland

By mixing clay nanoparticles with water and then bonding them to sand particles, the arid soil can be...

(66) Overfishing & Destructive Fishing

Currently, less than two percent of our oceans are set aside as marine reserves, making it all too easy...

(65) How Digging Holes Can Save Kenyan dryland farmers ?

In the Southen part of Kenya, the Maasai community has taken up digging holes, referred to as rainwater...

(64) Why The World Is Running Out Of Sand ?

Sand, however, is the most-consumed natural resource on the planet besides water. People use some 50...

(63) Urbanization Causes and Impacts

Poor air and water quality, insufficient water availability, waste-disposal problems, and high energy...

(62) Camera Shows Your Carbon Footprint

We know about CO2 emissions, but we’re blind to the problem. Not anymore! This camera calls out...

(61) Turning CO2 Into Rocks

In 2018, global carbon emissions reached a record high and the United Nations warned we could have just...

(60) Affordable Housing By Plastic Waste

Growing awareness of PET environmental consequences is encouraging people to take action. Mexico’s Carlos...

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