Annual Conference A Crowded Future – Israel 2050
The annual conference of the Forum for Population, Environment and Society – “A crowded future – Israel 2015” – will take place on 18 Nov. at Tel Aviv University
International Population Workshop
The Israel Forum for Population, Environment, and Society would like to invite you to the first international and academic workshop concerning overpopulation in Israel. The workshop includes a variety of diverse speakers with contrasting cultural and ethnic backgrounds to grapple the intensity and complexity of overpopulation. Some speakers include: Dr. Anju Kumar, the Deputy Chief …
Is the Fertility Rate the Real Threat to Israel’s Existence?
Israel could be home to 36 million people by 2050, according to some forecasts. Prof. Alon Tal explains why. irresponsible government policies have created a ticking time bomb, and why the state has to get out of its citizens’ bedrooms. During its 68 years of existence, Israel has changed from a sparsely populated country to …
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The Earth is Full
Have we used up all our resources? Have we filled up all the livable space on Earth? Paul Gilding suggests we have, and the possibility of devastating consequences, in a talk that’s equal parts terrifying and, oddly, hopeful. This talk was presented at an official TED conference. Paul Gilding is an independent writer, activist and …
Racing Towards Disaster
Racing Towards Disaster Israel’s unsustainable population bomb By Alon Tal ISRAELIS LIVE in the most crowded country in the developed world. But few understand the cumulative price they pay now that quantity of life has begun to degrade quality of life. Signs are everywhere: missing the wedding ceremony of a dear friend because of an …