Protecting the Environment.(population growth and the environment)

From: Population Reports | Date: July 1, 1999 | Copyright information

The relationship between population growth and environmental deterioration is described. Topics include the pressure population growth places on arable land, water supply, urban pollution, and civil conflict.

Every country can do something now to assure a liveable environment for generations to come. To varying degrees, all countries can conserve natural resources, use cleaner production technologies, manage resource supply and demand better, and slow population growth.

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