Cambridge Festival Of Ideas

Be afraid, be very afraid. On Hallowe’en this year the world’s population will reach an estimated seven billion.

And while that might not sound as scary as a small child dressed as a Dracula, according to environmentalists it is.

Next month leading experts will gather at Cambridge University to discuss the future of our planet. They will debate long held fears that overpopulation could lead to violence and famine.

The United Nations says 31 October 2011 will be a significant tipping point in the battle against over population of the globe. There are already a billion more people than in 1999, and if fertility rates continue at the expected level then the UN predicts that the population will swell to nine billion before 2050.

Read the full story on the Huffington Post .

Read the Cambridge article.