Editor's Note: Please take the time to read this article in full. There is much here that has been said in the past, but you don't see it often. RK.
Sir David Attenborough's pessimism is misplaced - My recent column in the Times addresses the
demographic transition and land-sparing:
Publicising his imminent new series about the evolution
of animals, Sir David Attenborough said in an interview this week that he
thought a reduction in human population during this century is impossible and
“we’re lucky to be living when we are, because things are going to get worse”.
People will look back in another 100 years “at a world that was less crowded,
full of natural wonders, and healthier”.
His is a common view and one I used to share. He longs
for people to enjoy the open spaces and abundant herds of game that he has been
fortunate enough to see. To that end he thinks it vital that there should be
fewer of us.
Ever so politely, I would now passionately disagree with
the two premises of his argument. It’s actually quite likely, rather than
impossible, that population will be falling by the end of this century and it
is also quite likely that the people alive then will have lots more wilderness
to explore and wildlife to admire than today.....To Read More....
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