All ecological problems are rooted in irresponsible growth of human population.

If we want to reduce the human footprint on this planet, it is not about trying to curtail

human aspirations, which I think will never happen, but a plan to reduce human populations.

I'm not trying to propound a philosophy. I'm only talking about simple arithmetic.

Well the life expectancy of an individual human being, societies and whole populations

in nations has gone up significantly in the last 50 to 100 years' time.

If we postpone death, postponing birth is not a philosophical issue or a religious issue.

It is just a question of simple arithmetic. I hope larger public and the leadership in

the world will have the necessary wisdom to plan for a world where there are less human

beings on the planet, making people healthy, live longer, but also postponing birth is an

important issue that needs to be addressed. The only way you can really reduce human footprint

on the planet is by reducing the number of feet. If you have any sense of compassion

and kindness to every other life on this planet, this is something we must do because our

way of existence is a threat to every other creature. Don't just think about a few species

labeled as endangered. Yes, we need to protect them, but the real loss is to microorganisms

insect worms which are disappearing at a massive scale. They say nearly 50 percent of microorganisms

and the insect population and the worm population on the planet has gone down. We need to understand

this. They are the creatures who are really constantly working for our well-being for the

fertility of the soil or water retention, the nutrient content in our food all depends on this.

So reducing the number of human feet on the planet is the only way you can reduce the human footprint.