Its median projection is for a population of 10.9 billion by 2100, with a 95% certainty range of 9.4-12.7 billion.3 It is important to remember that while population growth is highest in the Global South, and relatively low in most parts of the Global North, consumption, resource use and carbon emissions are far greater in the richest parts of the world. [...] The and continued population growth, and report identifies direct and indirect drivers of overconsumption, especially by the rich.” 7 biodiversity loss, itemising population growth as one of the latter, alongside consumption Extracting the specific role of population in patterns, technological innovation and biodiversity loss is a complex task that was governance. [...] Analysis of specific drivers showed population size for the long term while that globally, up to the year 2000, population rallying nations and leaders to support that growth was the strongest driver of increased vital goal.”11 6 Twelve studies published in the Proceedings of through voluntary means, including the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) in “improving women’s access to education and Ja. [...] These could one of the most nature-depleted countries in include the establishment of targets relating the world20) and contribute significantly to to population, and the addition of a suitable the global drivers of biodiversity loss, such protocol and/or provision for their inclusion as climate change or overconsumption, for in National Biodiversity Strategies and Action example through the high. [...] By addressing population The Convention on Biological through positive, ethical and choice-based Diversity means, we give ourselves the opportunity As a key driver of the main causes of to enhance the quality of people’s lives and biodiversity loss, human population growth maximise the effectiveness of conservation is an appropriate and necessary issue for efforts.
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