Africa

World Population to Top 9 Billion by 2050, 49% Growth from Africa

By Staff International Business Times July 29, 2011 The global population is expected to top seven billion in 2011. By 2050, it’s expected to exceed nine billion. By 2100, it’s expected to rise to 10 billion. The figures were cited by a Harvard School of Public Health press release about a review article of Professor

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An African Success: In Namibia, The People and Wildlife Coexist

Tourists view an elephant in the dry lands of Damaraland, Namibia. 12 MAY 2011 e360.yale.edu by richard conniff Shortly after gaining independence in 1990, Namibia turned ownership of its wildlife back to the people. By using a system of community-based management, this southern African nation has avoided the fate of most others on the continent

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