A growing movement is encouraging future parents to reconsider their decision to conceive and instead vow not to procreate in the face of climate change. As the world’s increasing population pushes the boundaries of natural resource extraction and carbon emissions, the organization hopes its proclamation will bring attention to addressing the world’s ecological crisis.
UK-based BirthStrike is a voluntary organization comprised of around 200 members globally who have decided not to have children in response to “climate breakdown and civilization collapse”.
Scientists argue a sixth mass extinction event is underway capable of triggering “biological annihilation.” They point to wildlife population losses and declines around the world directly linked to overconsumption of resources by an increasing human population.
— source ecowatch.com | Mar. 27, 2019