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Murdoch, William W.; Oaten, Allan – BioScience, 1975
Argues for the supply of food, fertilizers, technical assistance, and other aids to impoverishered countries. Presents data birth and food rates for areas of the world. (CP)
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Contraception, Demography, Developing Nations

Sabin, Albert B. – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1972
Maintains that the overpopulation without adequate resources in Asia, Latin America and other parts of the world can be catastrophic to all the countries in the world. Efforts to provide aid to developing nations have been inadequate. International cooperation for aid is very much needed now. (PS)
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Developing Nations, Development, Environment
Strong, Maurice F. – Natural History, 1974
Population, depleted resources, pollution and other environmental issues are reviewed from an international perspective. The imperative nature of world-wide cooperation is emphasized for dealing effectively with ecological problems. Directions in which this cooperation should be effected are presented. (JP)
Descriptors: Climate, Depleted Resources, Developing Nations, Ecological Factors
Cayari, Remedios M.; Dumaual, Rocio R. – 1972
This publication has been prepared to acquaint the public with the rationale for introducing population education into the school system and the role it is expected to play in achieving the goals embodied in the national population policy. It describes the efforts of the Philippine government in helping solve the problems of rapid population…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Demography, Developing Nations, Educational Programs
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and Oceania. – 1973
This publication contains reprints of five documents that were either published in foreign journals or released in limited numbers by author or publisher. The papers are all concerned with population education, but deal more specifically with the role of population and the schools. Among the topics discussed are population education and the school…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Demography, Developing Nations, Educational Programs

Abernethy, Virginia – International Migration Review, 1996
Well-intentioned U.S. immigration policy has two ill effects in that it encourages the belief that emigration can relieve overpopulation in third-world countries, maintaining high fertility rates, and it results in U.S. domestic population growth that threatens employment opportunities and the environment. (SLD)
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Developing Nations, Employment Opportunities, Environment
Population Action International, Washington, DC. – 1996
Population growth around the world affects Americans through its impact on economy, environment, safety, and health, and the condition of the world children will inherit. The cumulative evidence is strong that current rates of population growth pose significant and interacting risks to human well-being and are a legitimate concern for Americans.…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Contraception, Demography, Developed Nations