Overpopulation threatens the quality of life for people everywhere. Population Connection is the national grassroots population organization that educates young people and advocates progressive action to stabilize world population at a level that can be sustained by Earth’s resources.
Share your passion for protecting the balance between people and the planet. Participate by sending in photos of the ecosystems, incredible wildlife, and different cultures you are passionate about protecting! Photo categories include: Amazing Avians, Botanical Bliss, Candid Culture, Charming Creatures, Gorgeous Geology, Scenic Skies, and Wonderous Water.
All photos will be featured on our website, with the winning photos being printed and showcased in our September magazine issue. Submission window closes on World Population Day, July 11th.
Paul Ehrlich, our co-founder who passed away on March 13 at the age of 93, had an extraordinary impact on our living planet. His career was defined by prolific academic output and a steadfast commitment to sounding alarms about the human predicament. While he gained immense fame — and notoriety — from The Population Bomb (co-authored with his wife, Anne Ehrlich), his work spanned disciplines from entomology to the social foundations of prejudice.
“We didn’t solve the population problem; we just financed it with a credit card issued by the atmosphere.”
– Paul R. Ehrlich, PhD
Cover image: Paul Ehrlich at a press conference at Macquarie University in Australia on November 3, 1976. (Photo by Kevin John Berry/Fairfax Media via Getty Images)
Thank you to our amazing network of supporters! With your help, we’ve educated more young people about global population growth, rallied advocates to protect family planning programs, and worked to include population in conversations on sustainable development.
Together with our sister organization, Population Connection Action Fund, we advocate for accessible reproductive health care and modern contraception for everyone. Ensuring people can make their own informed reproductive decisions benefits everyone, including our beleaguered planet and the other species it hosts.
You are the only people doing the work that really counts. As a lifelong environmentalist, writer, and former national media director for Greenpeace, my big gripe was that no one was paying attention to the critical issue of our time: overpopulation. Neville Williams
The Guardian editorial board recently published a balanced view on declining birth rates. We wrote a letter in support, but it wasn't published, so we are featuring it here. We…
Study: Slowing population growth could do more for biodiversity than reducing consumption
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We keep our members and supporters engaged through various virtual events. Come to our next one and meet like-minded folks who support population stabilization!
Help us spread the message that zero population growth is necessary for a sustainable future. Write to your local newspaper or simply talk to friends and family about your passion for population stabilization.
Population Connection Action Fund mobilized thousands of activists through petitions, volunteer meetings, partner-led events, and #Fight4HER summits.
11,000+ Educators
Population Education hosted workshops for more than 11,000 K-12 educators throughout the U.S. and Canada, providing them with the materials and resources they need to teach PopEd in their classrooms.
900+ Supporters
Membership Relations engaged with our supporter base through 14 virtual events, including book club discussions and webinars featuring our Global Partners, guest speakers, and Population Connection staff.
Membership Relations engaged with our supporter base through 14