Earth Quote by Sharon Gannon

The human population can no longer be allowed to grow in the same old uncontrollable way. If we do not take charge of our…

— David Attenborough

We think there is an ecological problem, but the real problem is irresponsible growth of human population.

— Jaggi Vasudev

The people who see the population explosion in the Malthusian way - as a geometric progression - forget that population growth is not a…

— Vandana Shiva

When I was born, the world's population was 3.5 billion. There are now 6.8 billion people on the planet. By 2050, that's expected to…

— Anonymous

People used to think that more population was bad for growth. In this view, people are stomachs - they eat, leaving less for everyone…

— Alex Tabarrok

Human beings, because we're so clever, have removed every single one of those population limiting factors... So nothing controls our increase in numbers except…

— David Attenborough

We need to continue to decrease the growth rate of the global population; the planet can't support many more people.

— Nina Fedoroff

I would be remiss, as a scientist who studied this, if I didn't mention the following two things: The first is that, most importantly,…

— John Miller

We used to live in a world where the price of resources came down steadily, and now the world has changed. You have a…

— Jeremy Grantham

Short of nuclear war itself, population growth is the gravest issue the world faces. If we do not act, the problem will be solved…

— Robert McNamara

With an estimated population of nine billion people by 2050, we cannot continue to consume resources at the same rate and maintain our quality…

— David Suzuki

In a time of continued population growth the consequences are devastating, needless to say. The Earth is too crowded already in terms of aura,…

— Frederick Lenz