We now live in a human-dominated earth although it is a designer home for all forms of life. This is against the principle of democracy if we consider the population of carbon atoms in different species. Growth in terms of both greed and the number of human population, because of technological revolution, has taken place to the extent that we (some at least) wonder if we are consuming our own habitat, i.e. life-support systems of the earth. There is a general concern among well-informed earth scientists today on the problem of maintenance of natural carbon balances, stabilization of ground-water-table and conservation of soils, i.e. air, water and food- the basic needs of life. In industrialized countries there is an increasing awareness to include environmental issues in models of their own development through economic growth. Such genuine concerns, however localized they may be, are still lacking in poor countries (economically). It is altogether a different matter if development should include environment or environment should decide the scope of development, i.e. should the needs decide the means or should the means decide the needs? Some of us seem to believe that through development even the population growth can be arrested (well-to-do have small family-size!). The realities, however, are: (1) the present global population is - 6 billions and is growing, (2) there is increasing disparity in the distribution of benefits of development among the global population, and (3) environmental and social problems are also increasing. One such major problem is feeding the growing and greedy human population, i.e. food security. We do not have a humane answer for a cynic who could argue that because food security and population growth are connected by positive feedback processes, ensuring food security may not actually solve the problem.
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