Population And Ecology

Human species, Homo sapiens, is occupied with transforming the life on the living planet into human monocultures. While all other species prevailing on the Earth, numbering about 8 million, are governed by the law of endemism, human species has been expanding its reach and occupying all the natural space on the globe, breaking down the law of endemism. Ecological space is of critical significance for the prosperity of mankind.

The concept of ecological space implies that the availability of natural resources in the required quantity and quality is essential for survival, holistic progress, sustainability and happiness of mankind. Population explosion in many countries, however, is not only destroying the ecological space of the present but also putting the future of mankind into an infinite darkness. It is the biggest cause of environmental pollution, desertification, poverty, global warming, climate change and extinction of species.

Sustainability of human life and that of the whole life go hand in hand. If the sustainability of life breaks down, the sustainability of human world cannot refrain from breaking down. Population control, therefore, is an imperative of our times.


(July 11 is World Population Day)