Whats the link between population growth and the environment?
Slower population growth can help alleviate environmental stress. Access to fresh water, the conservation of forests, and the preservation of species-rich habitats can all benefit from slower population growth. For example, the latest water data and population projections indicate that between 2.4 billion and 3.2 billion people may live in either water-scarce or water-stressed conditions by 2025. While these figures are many times more than the 500 million people currently living in such conditions, they are still lower than projections made in the early 1990sthanks to population growth that was slower than expected during the past decade.
