October 7, 2021 | Resource
Human Impacts on the Environment RECOMMENDED READINGS Academic Sources: Ament, J.M., et al. (2019). Compatibility between agendas for improving human development and wildlife conservation outside protected areas: Insight from 20 years of data. People in Nature, 1, 305-316. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10041 Bastin, J.F., et al. (2019). Global tree restoration potential. Science, 365(6448),…...
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April 1, 2022 | Resource
Photo: Tropical River in Bohol Region of the Philippines, Adobe Photos Women’s Empowerment as a Path Toward Sustainable Development: Integrating Rights-Based Reproductive Health Solutions for Climate Resilience in the Philippines Case Study featuring PATH Foundation Philippines Inc. (PFPI) Hannah Evans and Alex Casey, edited by Janet Larsen 2022 “A multisectoral…...
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October 7, 2021 | Resource
Solutions Through Reproductive Health: Why Family Planning Matters to Climate Change RECOMMENDED READINGS Academic Sources: Bryant, L. et al. (2009). Climate change and family planning: least-developed countries define the agenda. Bull World Health Organ, 87. 852-857. doi:10.2471/BLT.08.062562. https://www.scielosp.org/pdf/bwho/2009.v87n11/852-857/en Gerlagh, R., Lupi, V., Galeotti, M. (2019). Family planning and climate change.…...
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September 23, 2021 | Resource
Photo above: Mountains in Antarctica. Cassie Matias, Unsplash Written and edited by Hannah Evans, MA, Population Connection, and Janet Larsen, Principal, One Planet Strategies LLC Population Increase and Its Affects on the Climate Climate change is one of humanity’s most critical challenges. The warming of the planet threatens food security,…...
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October 7, 2021 | Resource
The Connections Between Population and Climate Change RECOMMENDED READINGS Academic Sources: Ahmadalipour, A. et al. (2019). Future drought risk in Africa: Integrating vulnerability, climate change, and population growth. Science of the Total Environment, 662. Pp 672-686. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.278 Bongaarts, J., O’Neill, B. (2018). Global warming policy: Is population left out in…...
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September 3, 2021 | Resource
Deforestation from logging in Malaysia. Adobe Photos The coronavirus pandemic highlights how the overuse of Earth’s natural systems poses a risk to human health and well-being. While it is no surprise that the confluence of human population growth and expanding economies drives environmental degradation, scientists warn that failing to shrink…...
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September 23, 2021 | Resource
Earth’s complex natural systems sustain all life. Biodiverse terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems also enhance human livelihoods and well-being. When human numbers were small, our impact on the environment was local. However, as the global population has grown and technologies have evolved, pressure on nature has increased. Human activities are…...
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June 1, 2020 | Article
Just weeks before our annual Capitol Hill Days conference, the first cases of COVID-19 began to present in the United States. In a matter of days, those few cases turned into hundreds, and then thousands, throughout the country. In the face of the rapidly spreading virus, we made the necessary…...
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September 23, 2021 | Resource
Photo above: Daniel Lozano Valdes, Unsplash Written and edited by Hannah Evans, MA, Population Connection, and Janet Larsen, Principal, One Planet Strategies LLC Family Planning Is a Right Access to family planning services is recognized internationally as a human right, as there are few rights more fundamental than the ability…...
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December 14, 2020 | Article
Periodically, our staff share snippets of their experiences traveling around the U.S. and Canada, facilitating PopEd workshops for current and future teachers. This fall, rather than meeting with educators in person, we’ve had to do it virtually through Zoom and other platforms. With our commitment to provide engaging experiences, even…...
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