The rapidly growing human population can feed itself without worsening climate change by destroying the planet's forests, researchers say. (climatenewsnetwork.net)
And they are elevating the incidence of disease as growing human populations are more susceptible to the effects of environmental change. (rockefellerfoundation.org)
It's also a potential source of abundant, life - sustaining protein to support growing human populations and the demand for food. (whoi.edu)