Population growth – will it stop !

We have talked at length over the past two days about sustainable development.   We have also touched on the fact that population continues to rise.   This fact makes the whole topic of sustainable development all the more complicated.   Even if we were to develop a sustainable strategy for a population of 6.3 billion people, by [...]

Darwin’s Nightmare

One year ago, I went to a local fish restaurant with some fellow students and I ordered “Victoria Perch”, a speciality from my girlfriend’s home country, Tanzania. Afterwards, I proudly told her about it, and I was sure in doing something good while supporting Tanzania’s export. But she became furious, and after a discussion, we [...]

The Corporation (part 2)

Even worse than the fact that companies pollute the rivers in the environment of their factories, is when a British company chartered a ship to get rid of their toxic waste by dumping it out in the Ivory Coast (click on it for more information). Apart from the damage and harm the African population has [...]