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title: "4 Human Populations Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [When you think about the scale of human populations all over the world and the fact that there's so much here, really,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-parcak/when-you-think-about-the-scale-of-human-populations-all-over-the/)

[Sarah Parcak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-parcak/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d6/sarah-parcak-20915_able_when-you-think-about-the-scale-of-human_280973.jpg)

> [This planet might be able to support perhaps as many as half a billion people who could live a sustainable life in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-pianka/this-planet-might-be-able-to-support-perhaps-as-many-as-half-a/)

[Eric Pianka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-pianka/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17e/eric-pianka-70457_able_this-planet-might-be-able-to-support-per_529416.png)

> [The cutting of primeval forest and other disasters, fueled by the demands of growing human populations, are the overriding threat to biological…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-o-wilson/the-cutting-of-primeval-forest-and-other-disasters-fueled-by-the/)

[E. O. Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-o-wilson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea5/e-o-wilson-1348_cutting_the-cutting-of-primeval-forest-and-other_1151520.png)

> [In other words, people should be placed in parks within ecosystems instead of parks placed in human communities. We need vast areas…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-watson/in-other-words-people-should-be-placed-in-parks-within-ecosystems/)

[Paul Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-watson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/934/paul-watson-1855_areas_in-other-words-people-should-be-placed-i_2563810.jpg)

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