Why is overpopulation a major crisis?
“Thou shalt inherit the Holy Earth as a faithful steward, conserving its resources and productivity from generation to generation. Thou shall safeguard fields from soil erosion; thy living waters from drying up, thy forests from desolation, and protect thy hills from overgrazing by the herds, that thy descendants may have abundance forever. If any shall fail in this stewardship of land, thy fruit fields shall become sterile stony grounds and wasting gullies and thy descendants shall decrease and live in poverty or perish of the face of the Earth.” v – Walter Lowdermilk We are headed into a new demographic era: population growth will be concentrated in developing countries whose infrastructures, natural resources, and food supplies cannot withstand the pressure. Nearly 3 billion people are expected to be added to our world during the first half of this century – slightly fewer than the 3.5 billion added during the last half of the twentieth century. There are important differences in th
