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
Women’s Empowerment as a Path Toward Sustainable Development: Integrating Rights-Based Reproductive Health Solutions for Climate Resilience in the Philippines “A multisectoral approach seeks to interrupt the cyclical nature of high fertility, environmental degradation, and poverty by simultaneously addressing these various factors under one set of interventions.”* “In an overwhelmingly Catholic…...
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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
Climate change is one of humanity’s most critical challenges. The warming of the planet threatens food security, freshwater supply, and human health. The effects of climate change, including sea level rise, droughts, floods, and extreme weather, will be more severe if actions are not taken to dramatically reduce emissions of…...
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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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September 23, 2021 | Resource
Access to family planning services is recognized internationally as a human right, as there are few rights more fundamental than the ability to choose whether, when, and with whom to have children. Ensuring access to comprehensive reproductive health care is also an essential component of sustainable development initiatives worldwide, as…...
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August 27, 2024 | Post
Most Americans don’t have a will or estate plan. Why? Simple procrastination! August is National Make-a-Will Month and the perfect reminder to create or update your will. To help get you started, we wanted to share a few tips on the basics of planned giving (what does that mean exactly??),…...
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July 9, 2018 | Post
The news these days just objectively feels pretty depressing, doesn’t it? Political polarization, nuclear threats, misguided trade deals, destructive natural disasters, and a rapidly increasing global population might even induce panic or paranoia for those paying close attention. And, let’s face it. Some of this is for good reason! While…...
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