Millions more die from conditions caused or aggravated by environmental decay.
One half of the world's people are either malnourished or undernourished. Population continues to mount at an explosive rate, creating drains on already diminishing resources. A new religious emphasis is needed which includes a deep reverence for the diversity of life and understands people's dependence upon the planet's life system. There have been 297 accesses to this page since October 7, 1999.