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There is a lot of misunderstanding about Zero Population Growth. Zero Population Growth DOES NOT MEAN that couples cannot have children. It DOES NOT MEAN that couples who really want four or five children and can afford to raise them and give them a good education can no longer do so. IT ALSO DOES NOT MEAN that we cannot have immigration. Each year we can have the number of immigrants that neither increases nor shrinks the population.

Zero Population Growth simply means a stable (world-)population without further increase in the amount of people that are now living on earth. At present the world population is increasing every second – and increasing fast ! If you want to check the number look on the http://www.population.org.au website.

However, if people would on average have two or three children the world population would neither grow, nor shrink. What this means is, that if some couples would decide not to have children, other couples could have five or even six children. That is already happening in some places, but unfortunately not everywhere.

THERE WILL BE NO REAL SUSTAINABILITY AND NO SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT IN OUR ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS UNTIL WE HAVE ZERO POPULATION GROWTH ALL OVER THE WORLD – NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE SAYS !!!

If you already have a large family, don't get stressed because the problems created by rapid population growth have not been known for very long.

But please think again before you decide to 'just have one more'. Because if we don't all try to 'do our bit' things will go on the way I have described in this website. And if you are one of those people that have been planning – for reasons as diverse as religion, culture or personal fulfilment – to bring six or more children into the world, please think again.

Because whether you can afford to bring them up all by yourself or whether you need other people to contribute to the upbringing of your children, it is you, ultimately, who causes the world to get more and more crowded and less and less livable ! Is that really what you intended ?  Or was it simply a wonderful dream; that you could create a safe and loving environment for a large number of kids ? But what a wonderful dream it would be to do this for children who would otherwise miss out in so many ways; in love, in security and the warmth of a stable home.

Why not have some children of your own and then adopt some ? Or otherwise – if you have a strong and stable family – why not consider becoming a foster family ? What better way is there to use your natural gift as a parent to care for innocent and often neglected children and to give them a chance to become loving and responsible adults….. ?

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