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https://scmp.com/lifestyle/technology/article/1519237/debate-continues-rage-over-how-much-population-earth-can Lifestyle
Debate continues to rage over how much of a population the earth can sustain
Experts have different views on how much of a population rise the earth can sustain, but many believe the crunch is approaching
The Easter Island and Angkor complex are among places where Jared Diamond believes civilisations thrived, then failed by overstraining environments.
After I sent my US biologist friend Dr James Lazell a recent column on global warming, he also suggested I write about human overpopulation. This seems a thornier issue for conservation than even climate change, as debates can feature religion, racism, eugenics and genocide.