March 13, 2023 | Articles
RUWDUC Nepal Mahakali women’s empowerment meeting in the Mahakali Basin (Hannah Evans in front row, far right; Kamal Rawal in back row, far right) Rural Women’s Development and Unity Center (RUWDUC) is an NGO that supports rural development programs in environmental conservation, health care, and women’s empowerment throughout the far-western…...
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Spider monkeys swung from the trees above me, eating young leaves and seeds, some carrying babies on their backs. One, who seemed to be the father of a sleepy infant clinging to its mother a couple branches away, stared down at me indifferently while he peed from above, nearly hitting…...
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Population Connection’s Director of Development Jennifer Lynaugh had a chance to catch up with Lindy Novak in January. We are grateful to Lindy and all of our President’s Circle members for their commitment to our mission and generous support of our programs! Tell me a little bit about your upbringing…...
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Chaos Rules Opening of New Congress The 118th Congress came together to begin on January 3. Thirty-four men and women who were elected to the Senate were sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris and began their work. The House, though, well that was a different scene. Newly elected members…...
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Your President’s Note in the December 2022 Population Connection expressed my sentiments exactly. Exploding human population is the number one driver of most of humankind’s global problems, and in particular environmental ones. As your column and accompanying articles illustrate, this can be addressed and corrected. But will we do so…...
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Roe Fell and the Nation Reacted Achieving the goals of the progressive population movement hinges on reproductive rights. Our twin goals of gender equality and environmental sustainability require that the right to bodily autonomy is respected and that everyone can choose when, whether, and with whom they have children. In…...
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Into the Woods With PopEd Teaching About Forests and Biodiversity The connections between human activities and threats to habitat and biodiversity are major themes in the PopEd curriculum. From elementary lessons on the basics of wildlife endangerment to high school activities examining the politics of forest conservation, we have a…...
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A little over six months ago, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to an abortion and sending the nation back half a century to the time when state politicians decided whether women controlled their own bodies. … But in the last six months, something exhilarating…...
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While the global tide of overpopulation continues to rise rapidly, there are crosscurrents where population has begun to decline—most notably in Japan, Eastern Europe, and now China. Here in the U.S., the Census Bureau reports that in 2022, 18 states saw their populations decline even as our national population grew…...
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China’s Population Begins Slow Decline According to data released in January by China’s National Bureau of Statistics, the country’s population declined by roughly 850,000 people between 2021 and 2022, the first shrinkage since the 1960s. This means India may now be the world’s most populous nation. This news wasn’t unexpected—China’s…...
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