Department of Science and Technology in Society, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States.
Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States.
Sci Total Environ. 2022 Nov 1;845:157166. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157166. Epub 2022 Jul 5.
Humanity must commit to transformative change on all levels in order to address the climate emergency and biodiversity collapse. In particular, stabilizing and ultimately reducing the human population size is necessary to ensure the long-term wellbeing of our species and other life on Earth. We show how this transition can be accomplished in an equitable framework that promotes human rights. Specifically, we issue a global appeal for women and men to have at most one child and call for policy-makers to implement population policies that improve education for girls and young women and ensure the availability of high-quality family-planning services.
人类必须致力于在各个层面进行变革，以应对气候紧急情况和生物多样性崩溃。特别是，稳定和最终减少人口规模是确保我们物种和地球上其他生命的长期福祉所必需的。我们展示了如何在一个促进人权的公平框架内实现这一过渡。具体来说，我们向全球男女发出呼吁，要求他们最多生育一个孩子，并呼吁政策制定者实施人口政策，改善女孩和年轻妇女的教育，并确保提供高质量的计划生育服务。
