Environmental destruction linked to African population raises questions about family sizes

By Flinders University

Global Rural-Urban Mapping Project

Map of countries in Africa with background shading indicating approximate relative density of human populations (data from the Global Rural-Urban Mapping Project)

Africa is projected to be home to nearly 3 billion people by 2100, but rapid population growth will cause widespread environmental degradation unless effective family planning becomes widespread policy, according to new research that tracked increased population pressures on the continent's ecosystems.

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