Forging Opportunities from Poverty
"Unprecedented growth in global prosperity belies the continuing problems of unemployment and poverty in the developing world. Yet the global poor also present the greatest untapped resource for addressing poverty and environmental decline. Solutions imposed by the developed world, however well intentioned, will never be as effective as community-driven initiatives."
Chapter 12 of State of the World 2008: "Mobilizing Human Energy" (PDF)
Population Over Overpopulation
"Is the sheer number of humans living on the planet the primary environmental problem, or is it consumption patterns and human behavior that cause the most damage? Robert Engelman asserts that population and consumption multiply each other everywhere, in rich countries and poor, even though the dynamics and magnitude of these impacts vary widely among and within countries."
NPR Talk of the Nation: "Women's Rights, Healthy Planet Go Hand-in-Hand"
"Is Population or Human Behavior the Problem?"
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