How is that humans look at the problems of Southeast Asia, or anywhere, and say, "I know! The solution is more people!"
They burn the crops to maintain production, allegedly, but beyond the economics of the stuation, the reason that the production must be maintained is to feed the 1.5 billion.
They burn the crops to maintain production, allegedly, but beyond the economics of the stuation, the reason that the production must be maintained is to feed the 1.5 billion.
This is, obviously, a death-spiral.