Nina Fedoroff: “One of the biggest challenges is how to raise the grain crops, the soybeans, the corn, the wheat that will thrive in a much harsher climate.”
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EarthSky has been named Best Radio Show of 2011 by the Population Institute for its excellence in population reporting.
How can we understand a world with 7 billion people? Population expert Joel Cohen explains the top population trends on a planet with 7 billion inhabitants.
There are a billion people in the world today who do not get enough food to be healthy and lead an active life, according to the United Nations.
Women empowered to make child-bearing decisions + humans overall using less energy and fewer resources = sustainability?
An international team of researchers has created a plan to double the world’s food production while reducing the environmental impacts of agriculture.
According to figures released by the United Nations in May of 2011, Earth’s human population will cross the seven billion mark on October 31 of 2011.
Revkin said, “A new way of thinking is required. The old messages of ‘woe is me’ and ‘shame on you’ are so 20th century.”
Population experts believe 2011 is the year that Earth will come to have 7 billion human inhabitants. As population grows in this century, experts expect a greater percentage of older people than ever before.
Haardee said that in some countries, relationships, sex, and having children can be high-risk activities.
















