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Re: The Age of Depopulation

November 4, 2024 | Post

The magazine Foreign Affairs published a long op-ed about low fertility and depopulation. We wrote a letter in response, which wasn’t published, so we are featuring it here. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media guide for advice on how to do…...

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Dying planet report? WWF issues dire warning on state of nature

October 21, 2024 | Post

A new report by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) reveals, sadly unsurprisingly, that biodiversity loss continues to worsen, and warns that continuing on the current trajectory will trigger catastrophic tipping points. The 2024 Living Planet Report (LPR), published earlier this month, estimates that vertebrate wildlife populations dropped by an average…...

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Re: Earth’s ‘vital signs’ show humanity’s future in balance, say climate experts

October 12, 2024 | Post

The Guardian recently reported on a new study warning of the danger of unchecked growth. We wrote a letter in response, which wasn't published, so we are featuring it here. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media guide for advice on how…...

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“Baby bust”? No, just a much-needed fertility transition

October 8, 2024 | Post

Governments across the Global North are panicking over low birth rates because of their potential dampening effects on economic growth. But we must embrace fertility decline as a vital stepping stone to a more sustainable future. The push for more babies is prevalent across the political spectrum, including here in…...

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Legislation needed to protect the right to contraception and safe abortion

September 26, 2024 | Post

This week marks both World Contraception Day (September 26) and International Safe Abortion Day (September 28) — observance days to raise awareness of the importance of access to contraception and safe abortion care. Unfortunately, hundreds of millions of women around the world still lack access to both, but existing legislation,…...

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UN population scenarios: How might changes in fertility shape our demographic future?

September 17, 2024 | Post

The United Nations Population Division releases new population projections every 2-3 years. The latest projections were published in July this year. Alongside the standard projections which are largely based on historical trends, the UN demographers also produce a series of alternative scenarios to demonstrate how specific deviations in fertility, mortality,…...

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Human population growth is squeezing out wild animals

August 29, 2024 | Post

A new study projects that human-wildlife overlap will increase across more than half of all land areas by 2070, mainly due to human population growth. This is bad news for wild species, of which one million are already estimated to be facing extinction. Population growth and biodiversity loss Human population…...

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August is National Make-a-Will Month!

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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Escaping overshoot: Exploring pathways to a sustainable future

August 7, 2024 | Post

Earth Overshoot Day fell on August 1 this year, meaning that in the first seven months of 2024, we already used up all the natural resources the planet can regenerate in a year. We need to escape overshoot by reining in unsustainable consumption and population growth. Let’s take a look…...

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Re: Population Growth Isn’t a Progressive Issue. It Should Be.

August 5, 2024 | Post

The New York Times recently published a guest essay arguing that progressives should push for infinite population growth. We sent a letter to voice our disagreement which was not published, so we are featuring it here. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our…...

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