Assessing national population carrying capacity and impact on key resources

An assessment of national population carrying capacity in the context of satisfaction of human needs and sustainable development would give special attention to critical resources, such as water and land, and to environmental factors, such as ecosystem health and biodiversity.

This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities.

1. Living within earth's carrying capacity
2. Integrating population programmes in environment and development plans
3. Improving regional demographic information
4. Assessing earth's carrying capacity

1. Supporting sustainable development of small island developing countries

1. Increasing general public mobility

1. Improving regional demographic information

1. Promoting strategic environmental impact assessment

1. Underpopulation
2. Undercapacity
3. Overpopulation
4. Overcapacity
5. Depopulation
6. Capacity