Nobody knows for sure, of course, if today was when world population registered 6 billion. The important thing is we recognize that some parts of the world are overpopulated and that this growth has more serious implications than simply having more mouths to feed. The United Nations estimates that just to stay even with current living conditions, the world must provide for 78 million more people every year for the next generation, because of the 1 billion people now entering their reproductive years. That yearly growth equals adding the number of people living in New York City and Great Britain. It amounts to adding a city the size of San Francisco every three days.
Children deserve a chance to grow up and be well fed and educated.
Adults deserve to live secure lives, free from the constant threat of death from a curable illness. Lake Meeting - Next Saturday, November 6th, folks have two special events to choose from in North Alabama. Return to Archives Please share BEN with friends and fellow conservationists.