Episode 65: How To Have A More Constructive Conversation About Human Population Issues

"Women – educated, empowered, integrated in to the workforce, and with access to family planning technologies – hold the key to our ecological salvation." -Chris TuckerAboutDr. Christopher Tucker is chairman of the American Geographical Society, and serves on the boards of the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation and the Open Geospatial Consortium. He is the author of "A Planet of 3 Billion: Mapping Humanity's Long History of Ecological Destruction and Finding Our Way to a Resilient Future"Today we explore a more productive way to talk about how to ethically and responsibly lower global human population. Without dealing with bringing human population into balance with what Earth is capable of supporting, we can't fully accomplish the rewilding work it will take to restore and protect all life on this planet.Topics* How to talk about human population issues productively.* What does "overpopulation" really mean?* Calculating a "total fertility rate" (TFR) target for 2030* What does "half-earth" really mean on the ground?* How are rewilding and human population inextricably linked?* How empowering women and girls is the key to lowering human population.Extra Credit* Read the book "A Planet of 3 Billion"* Visit American Geographical Society"Women – educated, empowered, integrated in to the workforce, and with access to family planning technologies – hold the key to our ecological salvation." -Chris TuckerAboutDr. Christopher Tucker is chairman of the American Geographical Society, and serves on the boards of the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation and the Open Geospatial Consortium. He is the author of "A Planet of 3 Billion: Mapping Humanity's Long History of Ecological Destruction and Finding Our Way to a Resilient Future"Today we explore a more productive way to talk about how to ethically and responsibly lower global human population. Without dealing with bringing human population into balance with what Earth is capable of supporting, we can't fully accomplish the rewilding work it will take to restore and protect all life on this planet.Topics* How to talk about human population issues productively.* What does "overpopulation" really mean?* Calculating a "total fertility rate" (TFR) target for 2030* What does "half-earth" really mean on the ground?* How are rewilding and human population inextricably linked?* How empowering women and girls is the key to lowering human population.Extra Credit* Read the book "A Planet of 3 Billion"* Visit American Geographical Society