Browse Population

2 Jan 2010 4 minute read

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A brief history of population

Includes a murky past.

2 Jan 2010 6 minute read

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Sex action

How ‘abstinence’ is pushing up the abortion rate.

2 Jan 2010 3 minute read

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When sperm didn't meet ovum

China and Iran: two ways to do family planning.

2 Jan 2010 5 minute read

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Frontline Bangladesh

The climate refugees of tomorrow.

2 Jan 2010 7 minute read

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Population and climate change

*Jonathon Porritt* and *the Corner House* offer two very different perspectives on one of the big debates of the day.

2 Jan 2010 5 minute read

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The missing pieces

Is hell really other people? *Vanessa Baird* concludes with some sobering facts and reflections on equality.

8 Dec 2009 3 minute read

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Myths and madness

Suggestions that Africa should reduce its population in order to avert climate disaster are completely wide of the mark. Its...

2 Jul 2009 3 minute read

This article is almost 14 years old.

Qatar

Nowhere near as religious as its neighbour, Saudi Arabia, nor as bling-obsessed as nearby United Arab Emirates, Qatar has...

2 Dec 2008 2 minute read

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Food Crisis - The Facts

The increase in global food prices may have temporarily stalled but food is expected to remain at record price levels for the...

16 Apr 2008 4 minute read

This article is more than 15 years old.

Our daily bread - and our trespasses

The spiraling world food grains crisis has been a long time coming.
There have been warnings aplenty, but they didn't...

26 Dec 2007 2 minute read

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Feast and famine

With the Christmas parties and New Year feasting that's featuring in many millions of homes this week, the Radio New...

West Bengal bans strikes in call centres

2 May 2005 1 minute read

This article is more than 18 years old.

West Bengal bans strikes in call centres

Although he calls himself a communist, the chief minister of West Bengal, Shri Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, has banned...

5 Jun 2000 4 minute read

This article is almost 23 years old.

Browse Population

A brief history of population

Sex action

When sperm didn't meet ovum

Frontline Bangladesh

Population and climate change

The missing pieces

Myths and madness

Qatar

Food Crisis - The Facts

Our daily bread - and our trespasses

Feast and famine

West Bengal bans strikes in call centres

Bangladesh

Currents

Burkina Faso

Water

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