Caritas considers population growth to be a major contributor to environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, resource depletion and climate change.
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“The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are helping to ensure a better future for their children and provide a model for other families in selecting and publicly declaring their intention to limit the number of their children,” said an organization spokesman, saying they said the smaller family was also a happy family. .
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The couple published their decision in 2019 in an interview with Vogue, saying that “we should be able to leave something better for the next generation.”
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In the past, however, Harry and Meghan had heard more criticism of ecology. According to a survey by Newsweek magazine last year, two-thirds of Britons consider the pair to be hypocrites, mainly due to the frequent use of a private jet.
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Despite their decision, the couple is already increasing the European average of children per family. In Europe, this value has long been below two, in 2019 according to the World Bank it was 1.55, especially in the United Kingdom 1.65, in the Czech Republic 1.7. Niger (6.8), Somalia (5.9) and Congo (5.8) are at the top of the list, and other African countries have high numbers. The opposite extreme is South Korea with an average of only 0.86. The world average is 2.37.
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