Friends of Retha - The Blog
Friends of Retha is a unique forum welcoming discussion around the critical but frequently overlooked topic of human overpopulation. The importance of talking about overpopulation, its consequences and possible solutions, has never been greater. Every Blog post is a conversation starter and we want to hear what you have to say. Scroll down to read the Blog.
The Australian population needs to be kept below 30 million according to Sustainable Population Australia's President, Peter Strachan, who...
In 1969, the United States President Richard Nixon issued to Congress a 'Message on Population'. Prior to the 1960s,...
The United Nations has warned that the combination of population growth and climate change are likely to threaten global...
The author Aldous Huxley was one of the more notable science fiction authors of the twentieth century. He is...
The second half of the 1960’s saw a surge in frightening visions of humanity's future. Science fiction novels about...
Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for natural resources in a given year exceeds what Earth...
According to latest predictions by scientists, if the current trajectory of population growth and carbon emissions continues, 4.7 billion...
Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman has, on more than one occasion, expressed concern over the direct link between human population...
With the earth’s population having almost tripled in the last 60 years, it is easy to think that human...
David Attenborough is no stranger to the topic of overpopulation and has, for some time, publicly acknowledged the connection...
Earth Day is an annual event held on April 22 to demonstrate broad support for environmental protection. The first...
Overpopulation continues, inarguably, to place significant strain on global food chains around the world, with many regions already unable...
Data released by the US Census Bureau indicates that the world population increased by just over 75 million in...
In 2023, U.S. scientists declared 22 species of animal officially extinct. The list of species includes birds, mussels, fish,...
COP28 has failed to address the issue of human overpopulation. The international climate change summit is over and, as...
According to reports by United Nations, India has now overtaken China as the world’s most populated country. The UN’s...
As a direct consequence of human overpopulation, approximately 8 million tonnes of man-made litter enters the earth's oceans each...
According to the World Wildlife Fund’s 2020 Living Planet Report, global populations of birds, fish, mammals, amphibians and reptiles...
Until the final decades of the 18th century, before the human population explosion, global CO2 levels were controlled and...
In the 20th century, waste production has increased ten-fold, due primarily to urbanisation, industrialisation and a rising human population....
Through the release, primarily, of greenhouse gases, the direct link between human overpopulation and rising ocean temperatures is no...
A recent study published by Project Drawdown revealed that, globally, an estimated 225 million women have an unmet need...
Despite the Earth being around 4.5 Billion years old, modern humans have only existed for the last 200,000 years....
During the 20th century, the population of the United States increased by just over 3-fold, rising from 76 million...
Between 2011 and 2022, the world's population increased by 1 billion people. Between 1999 and October 2011 (according to...
In 2018, 1.7 billion people (23% of the world’s population) lived in a city with at least 1 million...
The Australian population needs to be kept below 30 million according to Sustainable Population Australia's President, Peter Strachan, who...
In 1969, the United States President Richard Nixon issued to Congress a 'Message on Population'. Prior to the 1960s,...
The United Nations has warned that the combination of population growth and climate change are likely to threaten global...
The author Aldous Huxley was one of the more notable science fiction authors of the twentieth century. He is...
The second half of the 1960’s saw a surge in frightening visions of humanity's future. Science fiction novels about...
Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for natural resources in a given year exceeds what Earth...
According to latest predictions by scientists, if the current trajectory of population growth and carbon emissions continues, 4.7 billion...
Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman has, on more than one occasion, expressed concern over the direct link between human population...
With the earth’s population having almost tripled in the last 60 years, it is easy to think that human...
David Attenborough is no stranger to the topic of overpopulation and has, for some time, publicly acknowledged the connection...
Earth Day is an annual event held on April 22 to demonstrate broad support for environmental protection. The first...
Overpopulation continues, inarguably, to place significant strain on global food chains around the world, with many regions already unable...
Data released by the US Census Bureau indicates that the world population increased by just over 75 million in...
In 2023, U.S. scientists declared 22 species of animal officially extinct. The list of species includes birds, mussels, fish,...
COP28 has failed to address the issue of human overpopulation. The international climate change summit is over and, as...
According to reports by United Nations, India has now overtaken China as the world’s most populated country. The UN’s...
As a direct consequence of human overpopulation, approximately 8 million tonnes of man-made litter enters the earth's oceans each...
According to the World Wildlife Fund’s 2020 Living Planet Report, global populations of birds, fish, mammals, amphibians and reptiles...
Until the final decades of the 18th century, before the human population explosion, global CO2 levels were controlled and...
In the 20th century, waste production has increased ten-fold, due primarily to urbanisation, industrialisation and a rising human population....
Through the release, primarily, of greenhouse gases, the direct link between human overpopulation and rising ocean temperatures is no...
A recent study published by Project Drawdown revealed that, globally, an estimated 225 million women have an unmet need...
Despite the Earth being around 4.5 Billion years old, modern humans have only existed for the last 200,000 years....
During the 20th century, the population of the United States increased by just over 3-fold, rising from 76 million...
Between 2011 and 2022, the world's population increased by 1 billion people. Between 1999 and October 2011 (according to...
In 2018, 1.7 billion people (23% of the world’s population) lived in a city with at least 1 million...
Friends of Retha - The Blog
Friends of Retha is a unique forum welcoming discussion around the critical but frequently overlooked topic of human overpopulation. Scroll down to read the Blog.
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