FOOD SECURITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY

New NPG Forum Paper: Population Pressures on Soils Threaten Food Security
Analysis of human population growth and agricultural trends shows another vital natural resource is disappearing: fertile soil for food production.
After a January 2015 article in the journal Geology revealed that human activity is eroding soil “100 times faster” than …

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NPG Republishes Cornerstone U.S. Population Policy Document

NPG Republishes Cornerstone U.S. Population Policy Document NPG’s outline for a national population policy for U.S. to avert projected 416 million people by 2060. This press release was picked up by 167 news outlets across the country, including all major television networks.  Together, NPG’s message was distributed to a prospective audience of nearly 144 million Americans. Click here for a …

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Why We Need A Smaller U.S. Population And How We Can Achieve It (An NPG Position Paper)

Click here for a downloadable, printable PDF version This paper was originally published in July 1992, some 22 years ago when our population was 256 million. In that short space of time our population, now 320 million, increased by 64 million, an astonishing 25% growth in a little over two decades, or roughly 30 million per decade. The problem is …

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NPG Forum Paper Marks the 50th Anniversary of Transformative 1965 Immigration Act

NPG Forum Paper Marks the 50th Anniversary of Transformative 1965 Immigration Act Authors examine how the 1965 Act – a vast social experiment with unforeseen consequences – revived mass immigration and fueled U.S. population growth. View this release on PRWeb This NPG News Release was picked up by 159 media outlets across the country – including every major television network – …

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