Suppose you are the head of an island nation with a poor, growing population and the natural resources of the island are being degraded

What kinds of policies would you initiate, and what help would you ask for to try to provide a better, sustainable future for your nation's people?


The important points are that all actions need to result in the population living within the resources available. The policies suggested will probably include methods to limit population growth, methods to conserve resources, and methods to decrease each individual's impact on the natural resources of the island.

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