Ivan has been working for Population Matters since 2014. His role as Organisational outreach officer entails contacting environmentally aware organisations, offering articles, films or presentations about the impacts of population growth or generally exploring any potential for future cooperation. In 2014 he obtained a Masters in ‘Environmental decision-making – a systems approach’. He also does contracting work as a technical author. In his spare time he is a keen tennis player as well as an active member of the local Friends of the Earth group in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.
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Population Growth and Food: A Systems Perspective
In this age of the Anthropocene, it is necessary to look inward as well as outwards to find systemic solutions. People may or may not be “a plague on earth” as David Attenborough has stated, but we are without doubt the dominant force on this planet. Some introspection is needed if we are to use our power ethically.
July 12, 2018
