(par 5.2.1.3) World population (taken from Wikipedia)
World population https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_population From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In demographics and general statistics, the term world population refers to the total number of living humans on Earth. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the world population exceeded 7 billion on March 12, 2012.[1] According to a separate estimate by the United Nations Population Fund, it reached this milestone on October 31, 2011.[2][3][4] In July 2015, the Population Division of […]
(par 5.2.1.4.3) Let’s envision — and create — a place we would love to live
Instead of portraying Earth in 2050 as a hellhole, let’s envision — and create — a place we would love to live http://ensia.com/voices/to-build-a-better-future-we-must-imagine-ourselves-there/?utm_content=buffer4ddfc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer WRITER: Jonathon Porritt @jonathonporrittauthor, broadcaster and founding director, Forum for the Future May 19, 2016 Just as I was putting pen to paper for this piece I was amused to receive an invitation from a […]
(par 5.2.1.4.3) Can Bt (GM) maize improve South African smallholder agriculture
Can Bt (GM) maize improve South African smallholder agriculture? http://thegreentimes.co.za/can-bt-maize-improve-south-african-smallholder-agriculture/ Green Times, March 8, 2015 Consolata Nyaga, a smallholder farmer on the slopes of Mt Kenya, in the district of Embu, prepares her maize plot for planting. She does this all by hand using a hoe, and it is hard work. Her farm, or “garden”, […]