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The problem of numbers can only be dealt with by recognizing that people have a fundamental right to economic security. If you provide them with economic and environmental security, the population will stabilize itself.
Vandana Shiva
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Vandana Shiva
Age: 71
Born: 1952
Born: November 5
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