Society can flourish with declining birth rates. That’s what the world needs to know, according to João Abegão, author of The Human Overpopulation Atlas. He wants men and women to desire a smaller family and be able to easily exercise that choice.

Our conversation with João covers depopulation panic and growth mania, civilization collapse, pessimism, overconsumption, the value of simple living, and a billboard campaign in Portugal that celebrated small families (similar to our One Planet, One Child campaign in the U.S.).

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

The Human Overpopulation Atlas (and other writing by João Abegão)

Controversy in Portugal Over a Campaign That Invites "To Celebrate Low Birth Rates"(Overpopulation Billboards in Portugal)

One Planet, One Child Billboard Campaign

Depopulation Panic: Don’t Fall for It – Episode 45 of The Overpopulation Podcast

Americans Aren’t Making Babies, and That’s Bad for the Economy – by Peter Coy

Where The Wild Things Were is Where Humans Are Now – by João Abegão

Eternal Recurrence: The Complex Dynamics of Collapse – by João Abegão

Do All Roads Lead to Collapse? – by João Abegão
A Review of the book The Limits to Growth - The 30-Year Update

Trial by Fire – by João Abegão
João’s experiment to live a low-impact lifestyle

Simplicity Institute

No Impact Man (documentary film)

No Impact Man (the book) – by Colin Beavan

You Had Me at Childfree – new podcast hosted by Erika Arias

The Overpopulation Podcast is produced by World Population Balance, a non-profit organization committed to alerting and educating that overpopulation is the root cause of resource depletion, species extinction, poverty, and climate change. Our mission is to chart a path for human civilization that – rather than causing greater misery – enables good lives on a healthy planet. We advocate and support a smaller, truly sustainable human population – through dramatic and voluntary reduction in birth rates.

We envision a world where no one suffers in dire poverty and misery for lack of enough food, water, and other basic needs. We see a world where all species thrive and where lower consumption and population are in balance with Earth’s finite resources.

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