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Jan 17, 2012 Human World

Nina Fedoroff on science for global agricultural challenges

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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Jan 12, 2012 Press 5 Comments

EarthSky wins Global Media Award for population reporting

EarthSky has been named Best Radio Show of 2011 by the Population Institute for its excellence in population reporting.

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Oct 30, 2011 Human World 10 Comments

Joel Cohen: Top 10 key population trends on Earth with 7 billion

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.

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Oct 30, 2011 Human World 18 Comments

How many hungry in a world with 7 billion?

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.

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Oct 25, 2011 Human World 7 Comments

Two-pronged path to sustainable world with 7 billion+ humans

Women empowered to make child-bearing decisions + humans overall using less energy and fewer resources = sustainability?

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Feeding the world while protecting the planet

An international team of researchers has created a plan to double the world’s food production while reducing the environmental impacts of agriculture.

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May 26, 2011 Human World 4 Comments

Hania Zlotnik on newest UN population numbers

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.

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Apr 22, 2011 Human World 7 Comments

Andrew Revkin: Earth in the year of 7 billion humans

Revkin said, “A new way of thinking is required. The old messages of ‘woe is me’ and ‘shame on you’ are so 20th century.”

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Jan 19, 2011 Human World 16 Comments

Carl Haub on the graying of global population

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.

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Sep 20, 2010 Human World 2 Comments

Karen Hardee on relationships, sex and having children around the world

Haardee said that in some countries, relationships, sex, and having children can be high-risk activities.