By far the most frequent argument I encounter against the wisdom of curing aging is that it would cause unacceptable global overpopulation. While most other potential drawbacks of indefinite lifespans are generally acknowledged to be speculative, this one is robustly asserted to be inevitable, short of a compulsory sterilisation policy of unprecedented proportions. I therefore feel that it is w...

Social and environmental justice organisations have silenced discourse on human overpopulation due to fear of any association with reproductive coercion, but in doing so they failed acknowledge the oppressive role pronatalism undermining autonomy. Pronatalism, which comprises cultural institutional forces that compel reproduction, is far more widespread, as damaging individual liberties attempt...

Historically, issues of gender, race and the environment have received little attention in mainstream International Relations (IR) scholarship. Great strides have been made, however, in interrogating the inadequacies of the field in these areas and, similarly, in demonstrating the necessity of expanded definitions of security and violence in IR. Despite these strides, mainstream environmental s...

A severe outbreak of infection with type O, aphthovirus occurred in the Ramot Yissakhar nature reserve (Israel) in April 1985, resulting in the death of about half of a population of some 3,300 mountain gazelles (Gazella gazella). A smaller outbreak occurred in the southern Golan nature reserve among about 6,500 gazelles. Both outbreaks were controlled by shooting gazelles in a buffer zone arou...

Contraception (birth control) is a topic that is often addressed quickly and with some trepidation by most high school teachers because the subject is fraught with emotional, psychological, and religious overtones. However, it is a topic that must be addressed because many students are sexually active (or have plans to be), the AIDS crisis has once again brought reproductive activity into the l...

Current Italian legislation does not permit euthanasia of dogs, unless they are ill or dangerous. Despite good intentions and ethical benefits, this “no-kill policy” has caused a progressive overpopulation of dogs in shelters, due to abandonment rates being higher than adoption rates. Shelter overcrowding has negative implications for dog welfare and increases public costs. The aim of this pape...

This article examines the depiction of environmental problem overpopulation in two Marvel films Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame through analysis character Thanos his Malthusian theory cornucopian thinking counterpart, The Avengers. investigates how these theories affect form subject what signal send relation to alternatives. It suggests that hinder contemplation all alternatives their altern...

This article examines the discourse of the Optimum Population Trust (OPT). Using Dryzek’s (2005) discourse analysis of 1970s survivalism, I assess whether OPT’s work is simply a return to the survivalism described by Dryzek. I look to see how climate change has influenced survivalist discourse in recent years, and at the key role of women’s rights and fertility in OPT discourse. The first secti...