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  • Environmentalists Need To Talk About Population Growth. Here’s How.

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    Guest Contributor  //  October 3, 2022  //  By Sarah Baillie

    Ida Royani, Jamilah Volunteer provide counseling to Risni Apriani a pregnant mother about what to do during pregnancy in Bojongmanik Sub-District, Lebak, Banten Indonesia. (Oscar Siagian/ USAID-JALIN)

    On November 15, the world population is projected to reach 8 billion people. As we approach that milestone, there’s no denying that our rapidly growing human population also places extraordinary pressure on the environment. The human population has doubled in the last 50 years, while wildlife populations have been cut in half.

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