Population debate needed

MANY who contributed to the creation of the shire’s environment strategy deserve to be congratulated for their insights and effort.
It is a pity, then, the shire has failed to acknowledge the growing negative impact of the Earth’s increasing human population upon our environment.
And worse still, that they are failing to do anything about it such as helping through political channels to start a long-overdue national debate.
These failures make the document largely irrelevant as the deterioration of our environment will continue to accelerate.
Any short-term gains made are almost assured to be wiped out by larger forces such as climate changes, habitat loss and pollution.
I guess ignorance is bliss, but it won’t ensure a pleasant future for us or the natural world upon which we depend.
Ian Johnston,
Boronia.