Attenborough warns on population
The broadcaster Sir David Attenborough has become a patron of a group
seeking to cut the growth in human population.
On joining the Optimum Population Trust, Sir David said growth in human
numbers was "frightening"
Sir David has been increasingly vocal about the need to reduce the
number of people on Earth to protect wildlife.
The Trust, which accuses governments and green groups of observing a
taboo on the topic, say they are delighted to have Sir David as a
patron.
Fraught area
Sir David, one of the BBC's longest-standing presenters, has been making
documentaries on the natural world and conservation for more than half a
century.
In a statement issued by the Optimum Population Trust he is quoted as
saying: "I've never seen a problem that wouldn't be easier to solve with
fewer people, or harder, and ultimately impossible, with more."
The Trust, which was founded in 1991, campaigns for the UK population to
decrease voluntarily by not less than 0.25% a year.
It has launched a "Stop at Two" online pledge to encourage couples to
limit their family's size.
Other patrons include Jonathan Porritt, chairman of the UK Sustainable
Development Commission, and Dame Jane Goodall, founder of the Jane
Goodall institute.
BBC environment analyst Roger Harrabin said population was a fraught
area of debate, with libertarians and some religious groups vehemently
opposing measures by governments to influence individual fertility.
In turn, the Trust accuses policy makers and environmentalists of
conspiring in a "silent lie" that human numbers can grow forever with no
ill-effects.
In January 2009, Sir David revealed that he had received hate mail from
viewers for not crediting God in his nature programmes.
His most recent documentary focused on how Charles Darwin came up with
the theory of evolution and why it remained important.
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Monday, 13 April 2009
ahaaaaaa EUGENICS REARS ITS HEAD AGAIN?
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