Lester R. Brown Quotes About Growth

• No civilization has survived the ongoing destruction of its natural support systems. Nor will ours.

  Lester R. Brown

  Civilization, Support Systems, Growth

• Population growth is exceeding farmers' ability to keep up...Our oldest enemy, hunger, is again at the door.

  Lester R. Brown

  Doors, Growth, Enemy

• Global food insecurity is increasing...the slim excess of growth in food production over population is narrowing.

  Lester R. Brown

  Insecurity, Growth, Environmental

• Our early 21st century civilization is in trouble. We need not go beyond the world food economy to see this. Over the last few decades we have created a food production bubble-one based on environmental trends that cannot be sustained, including overpumping aquifers, overplowing land, and overloading the atmosphere with carbon dioxide.

  Lester R. Brown

  Aquifers, Land, Civilization

• En Oriente Medio, donde la población crece rápidamente, el mundo asiste a la primera colisión entre el crecimiento demográfico y el abastecimiento de agua a escala regional. Por primera vez en la historia, la producción de cereales está disminuyendo en una región geográfica sin que haya nada a la vista para frenar el declive. Cada día hay 10.000 personas más que alimentar y menos agua de riego con la que hacerlo.

  Lester R. Brown

  Sight, People, Water

  "This will be the Arab world's next battle" by Lester R. Brown, www.theguardian.com. April 22, 2011.

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