![]() In Israel and the Palestinian territories, some groups seem to be breeding for war.īut Weisman finds hope. In male-dominated Pakistan, girls are kept out of school and indoors to breed. In the Philippines, the Catholic Church has long vetoed family-planning provision, and the country’s main export is people. But does he answer the question he sets for himself? Despite enjoying his journey, I don’t think so.Įverywhere he visits has population problems. The result is a hugely impressive piece of reportage, a cacophony of voices from across the world, including me at one point. He asks in particular how many people our planet can sustain. Now, in “Countdown,” he engages with the real future of our overpopulated and over-exploited world - a world with us. Fred Pearce is the author of “The Coming Population Crash: And Our Planet’s Surprising Future” and an environment consultant at New Scientist magazine.Īlan Weisman once famously imagined “The World Without Us,” in which Earth heals itself after humanity’s mysterious disappearance. ![]()
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