https://friendsofretha.org/members/kora/activity/ Activity feed for Kora. Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:49:52 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 8947029c76d7ed665bfc06c95b4b2b63 https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/overpopulation-responsible-for-wildlife-extinction/#post-13475 Tue, 06 Jun 2023 18:07:05 +0100 I think humans are definitely on borrowed time. I would like to think that it isn’t too late though. Would reducing human population turn things around? Yes it probably would, particularly if you combined population reduction with a more responsible attitude towards animal habitats, overfishing, etc.

]]> 28a21163b3ec1ab44467c879f5173d50 https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/overpopulation-and-man-made-waste/#post-13484 Sun, 04 Jun 2023 20:03:58 +0100 Waste won’t reduce while the population continues to grow. Or even if it remains the same. We need to see a steady decline in the world population. Less people will consume less and if we consume less, there will be less waste. It really is that simple.

]]> e843ae85f48482831ae9c7228ab9a2d6 https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/empowering-women-to-reduce-the-population/#post-13476 Sun, 04 Jun 2023 09:11:56 +0100 Giving women the power to make better choices about their lives is critical. Yes, I think it would help to reduce the population in a good way. But there are still too many countries and cultures where women are oppressed. Girls are not even allowed to attend school in Afghanistan any more! How medieval is that? What are they supposed to do, stay…[Read more]

]]> d8de47a565252775f2fb429eaa284a91 https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/the-great-acceleration/#post-13478 Fri, 02 Jun 2023 12:31:09 +0100 They are all linked, but for me the saddest is habitat loss. The complete disregard we have shown towards other animal species, simply because we want more space and raw materials in order to live ‘comfortable lives’. Well, climate change is going to get very uncomfortable for a lot of people very soon.

]]> 5b39d6d72c358a1bfa8ad0cdb2f339c2 https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/1-billion-people-in-11-years/#post-13477 Thu, 01 Jun 2023 17:27:29 +0100 Absolutely, even here in the UK the energy companies are talking about brief power outages if demand overtakes supply. My neighbour has four children and 6 televisions in the house. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out the problem.

]]> ea17a5763d59ec04486d89c5b447d02b https://friendsofretha.org/topic/8-billion-people/#post-13165 Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:46:52 +0100 Human overpopulation doesn’t get talked about. I don’t think it was mentioned once at COP26. We are trying to put bandaids over the cracks without addressing the cause.

]]> 9ebf57dd27c27c7b31308d5095a71c02 https://friendsofretha.org/topic/climate-change-activism/#post-13164 Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:44:06 +0100 I have no problem with activism at all. But activists do get demonised, particularly by the hard right. It’s essential that we remain focused on the reason they are passionate enough to do what they do. Climate change is real, it is man made and it is almost too late!

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