Debunking the overpopulation myth in 3 easy steps

An interesting read from the Population Research Institute with some illuminating graphics (see left) and fun statistics e.g:

- Demographers estimate that at least 20 billion people lived on earth between the years 8000 B.C. and 0 A.D. (That’s right, the idea that half of all people who have ever lived are alive currently is a myth!)

-  Plankton make up 3 times more biomass than all 7 billion humans combined.

- Every man, woman, and child on earth could each have 5 acres of land.

- Every man, woman, and child on earth could each have a half acre of arable land.

- If we wanted to squeeze close, everyone in the world could stand shoulder-to-shoulder on the island of Zanzibar.

Check out the full article here