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COP29: What were the outcomes?

November 27, 2024 | Post

The COP29 international climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, wrapped up last Friday, following almost two weeks of tense negotiations. Once again, the conference failed to deliver the ambition needed to avert catastrophic climate change and protect vulnerable communities, but some progress was made on financial support for developing countries. What…...

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What will another Trump term mean for reproductive rights and the planet?

November 12, 2024 | Post

The U.S. election outcome is a disaster for people and planet. Based on Trump’s record during his previous administration and pledges he’s made, we are once again facing ruthless attacks on reproductive health and rights, which will endanger the lives of women and girls around the world. In addition, we…...

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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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Re: The global fertility crisis: are fewer babies a good or a bad thing? Experts are divided

November 4, 2024 | Post

The Guardian recently published an article on the "pros and cons" of low birth rates. 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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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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