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The Overpopulation Project
The Overpopulation Project is a study of the environmental effects of human overpopulation, “including humane policies to end population growth around the world.”1)
History
The project was initiated in 2017 with a two-year grant from the Global Challenges Foundation, continuing its work through individual donations.
Personnel
| The Overpopulation Project team2) |
| Name | Position | Notes |
| Frank Götmark | Project Manager | University of Gothenburg |
| Philip Cafaro | Senior Researcher | Colorado State University, School of Global Environmental Sustainability, International Society for Environmental Ethics, Biological Conservation |
| Jane O’Sullivan | Senior Researcher | University of Queensland |
| Jenna Dodson | Research Assistant | Adopt-A-Stream |
| Patrícia Andresz-Dérer | Research Assistant | Hungarian National Forest Inventory |
| Pernilla Hansson | Research Assistant | University of Gothenburg |
| Karl-Erik Norrman | Mentor | European Cultural Parliament (ECP), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Food Programme |
| Carl Wahren | Mentor | Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), International HIV/AIDS Alliance, World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, Equipop |
| Robert Gillespie | Mentor | Population Communication, Population Council, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Statement on Population Stabilization by World Leaders |
