World population to reach 9.2 billion by 2050

World population will likely reach 9.2 billion in 2050, with virtually all new growth occurring in the developing world. A UN report said the population will likely increase by 2.5 billion people over the next 43 years from the current 6.7 billion - a rise equivalent to the number of people in the world in 1950. According to the director of UN Population Division Hania Zlotnik, an important change in the new population estimate is a decrease in expected deaths from AIDS because of the rising use of anti-retroviral drugs and a downward revision of the prevalence of the disease in some countries. The new report estimates 32 million fewer deaths from AIDS during the 2005-2020 period in the 62 most affected countries, compared with the previous UN estimate in 2004.

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World Population Day special

Every year on July 11, we celebrate World Population Day by organizing special events. The world has been observing World Population Day since July 11, 1987. On the occasion of the World Population day, executive director of UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) Thoraya Ahmed Obaid said last year, "Equality is a goal that demands sustained political commitment and leadership. They include a higher quality of life for individual woman and girls, and stronger families, communities and countries." Today, poor and reproductive health is a leading cause of death and illness for women in the developing world. No other area of health reflects the large inequities between rich and poor, both among and within countries. Poverty and inequality also fuel the acceleration of HIV infection, because women lack power to negotiate their personal safety.

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FOCUS ON POPULATION CONTROL Upsetting tradition

KAMPALA, UGANDA -- Uganda, like most of Africa, has been a target of population controllers for many years. Boxes of condoms are stacked in chiefs' offices for use in government dispensaries. Marie Stopes clinics offering vasectomies and abortions dot every sizeable township. But as the response has been disappointing, the UN Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) and the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) are trying another tack. .

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South Korea Leads World in Population Decline

In the race to the birthrate bottom, it's always neck-and-neck. The anti-child behaviors of Western and Westernized societies have been worsening so quickly that new lows get set all the time. In their quest for self-destruction, Italy, Spain, and Japan have often competed for first place. But there could be a new winner in town. According to her government, South Korea's total fertility rate has reached an unprecedentedly dismal 1.08. Replacement rate is 2.1. Yes, South Koreans are halving their numbers with each generation, for now. What's to prevent that 1.08 turning into 0.9 in a few years, especially as the population's rapid aging continues and a greater and greater proportion of South Korea's women are past child-bearing age? So after decades of trying to coerce women into having fewer children, the government is doing an about-face.

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Hunters decide the doe population must decrease

When it comes to discussing changes in our hunting and fishing regulations, a crowd is sure to gather. So it was last Tuesday night at the Enid Central Fire Station with more than 50 in attendance. The topic that drew the most discussion was managing our deer herds.It took years, but hunters finally are realizing that doe harvest is what is needed to manage our deer population. Twenty to 30 years ago, hunters were told to bypass the does and take a buck. That was well and good when we needed to increase our deer population, but in this day and age we need to harvest our doe population to maintain a healthy deer herd and reduce the growing population. Several good ideas were brought up in the meeting.One of these ideas was to require a doe be harvested and checked in before a buck tag could be issued.

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World's future population: stabilized, older

DB: This is Earth & Sky. Experts predict that in the next half century, Earth's population overall will become more stable and older. JB: But first, world population is expected to grow from 6.5 billion people on Earth today to about 9.1 billion by 2050. That's according to Joel Cohen, Professor of Populations at the Rockefeller University and Columbia University in New York City. Cohen told Earth & Sky that, over the last 45 years, fertility rates have been dropping worldwide. DB: On average, women in developing countries now bear about three children in a lifetime. That's twice the number of children as in the developed countries. JB: Fertility rates are dropping as women gain access to education. Combined with a near-doubling of average life expectancy, these trends indicate that the population of tomorrow will be, in general, older.

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One-third of world’s population suffers from celebrity worship ...

Celebrity worship has been identified as one of the most common ways of idolatry these days. Researchers report that about one third of people (thanks to daily gossip columns in the tabloids and ubiquitous celebrity news in the media) suffer from Celebrity Worship Syndrome, an actual syndrome that can become obsessional, replacing conventional relations. There are three stages of the disease. A fan shows a lively interest in a celebrity at the first stage. Perhaps a fan's interest gets far too lively since the person becomes addicted to information on his idol's private life. He begins to avidly pay attention to all kinds of news relating to his idol e.g. wardrobe items or details of the latest fall-out between the star and his producer etc. Fans feel anxiety and tension and may develop depression if the flow of information on a star's life runs dry temporarily.

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