https://friendsofretha.org/members/ripley/activity/ Activity feed for Ripley. Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:49:52 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 b02b7ed384e442e68951449cb7c548ac https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/overpopulation-responsible-for-wildlife-extinction/#post-13480 Thu, 08 Jun 2023 09:32:02 +0100 It would certainly help if more people shifted to plant-based diets. Even eating less meat would help. Apart from anything else, it would show a greater level of respect for animals and their habitats.

]]> 4d658c426c5050233d45b89af2ccc61f https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/marine-litter/#post-13479 Thu, 08 Jun 2023 09:26:58 +0100 For governments to take responsibility, we need responsible governments. But that will only happen if people are smart enough to vote them into office. And people need to make it clear that they want overpopulation on the agenda, so that it is openly discussed.

]]> 15a412775b44a2bef54ae4f99fcee972 https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/overpopulation-and-man-made-waste/#post-13485 Mon, 05 Jun 2023 10:09:14 +0100 I have friends in North Queensland and in their town recycling waste is just put on the local landfill along with the general waste. They are actually provided with a separate bin for recycling, but the local council doesn’t yet have a recycling facility, so dumps everything in one place. I suspect this is not unusual. But yes, less people and you…[Read more]

]]> 7f66f6318fcf8bc880443c7ea9c1b67e https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/empowering-women-to-reduce-the-population/#post-13481 Sat, 03 Jun 2023 13:36:54 +0100 Unfortunately humans, like all animals are wired to reproduce. It’s part of our DNA. But education and empowering women would make a difference. When women see themselves as more than just breeding machines, they see alternative futures. It’s like intelligent birth control!

]]> 00e1e8d8924a8b56129456f77896663e https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/us-population-growth-v-consumption/#post-13489 Fri, 02 Jun 2023 11:38:13 +0100 The answer of course is both. But surely it must actually be easier to steadily reduce the human population. This is the thing I’ve never understood. All it takes is having less children. People need to overcome the obsession with large families.

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