If we wish to leave future generations a planet worth inheriting, we need to scale back. We need to “Think Small.” Returning world population to a sustainable level is mathematically achievable within a century. Fertility rates have been declining; we just need to accelerate that process. To do that, yes, we need to empower women. We need to make family planning affordable and accessible. We need to arm couples making family-size decisions with good information about overshoot and sustainability. We need to make small families cool, and large families, well…not.

Check out the Think Small photos, videos and stories people are sharing. And share yours! At the GrowthBusters Think Small page. You’ll find information there about how to get your Think Small Family Sticker.

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Today, on World Population Day 2013 we unveil the number one reason to choose a small family:

You Love Kids So Much, You Want Them to Have a World Worth Inheriting!

Every parent wants his/her children to have a good life. Today we have a full world with a lot of population and consumption pressure. This threatens the quality of life of our children, if not their very lives. Conceiving fewer children is an essential part of the path to leaving our children a world where they have a fair shot at living good lives. Planning a small family is the most loving, compassionate decision you will ever make.

Enough said!

Dave Gardner
Director of the documentary
GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth 

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“The new UN population projections are a blunt reminder of the consequences of our silence. No end to global population growth is in sight. Nor will one be until we resolve to act on women’s autonomy, the dignity of sex without reproduction, and the importance of a non-growing population to environmental sustainability.”

This is from a very informative and thoughtful essay by Robert Engleman, one of the world’s foremost experts on population issues.

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