Biodiversity On Earth Plummets, Despite Growth in Protected Habitats
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Global population is expected to pass 7 billion in October, according to new estimates from the population division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs at the United Nations. That's an increase of 1 billion people in about a dozen years. Other challenges include the size of protected areas -- which are often too small for larger species to survive -- and the lack of connectivity between protected areas, which is needed for healthy genetic dispersal. ,…(30 July 2011)

In a World of 7 Billion People, We Must Invest in Adolescents and Young People, by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin
Huffington Post - USA
While there is no consensus on the planet's carrying capacity, we do know that population will continue to grow. According to projections from the U.N. Population Division, world population will likely reach 10 billion before the turn of the century.,…(6 July 2011)

Is Ahmadinejad Instigating a Demographic Catastrophe?
Huffington Post - US
Abbasi-Shavazi, M.J. (2002). "Recent changes and the future of fertility in Iran", Completing the Fertility Transition, United Nations, Population Division, New York, pp. 425-439.
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