Article: Our Profound Choice: 7 Billion Reasons to Invest in Family Planning
source: http://www.wiserearth.org/article/be9866e9eab1f83f3e29871b3eb32d8d/new/1/group/humanoverpopu...
It took nearly 130 years for the world population to grow from 1 to 2 billion, but the recent growth from 6 to 7 billion has occurred in only 12 years. Will the next billion be added so quickly or will we slow the tide toward a more sustainable peak figure? Since the mid-1990s, international attention has shifted away from family planning. Unless critical changes are made as rapidly as possible, even the high projection of 10.5 billion people in 2050 could be exceeded. In fact, business as usual has us on track to surpass 11 billion in 2050.
