Population Connection
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US grassroots org providing population education & advocating progressive action to improve health, human rights, & #environmental sustainability globally.🌲🫂🐿️ #FamilyPlanning #Biodiversity #SRHR #Aging @popconnectaction.bsky.social populationconnection.org
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"I was one of the many young girls who idolized Dr. Goodall. Like her, I’ve been passionate about animals from a very young age."

Read our Communications Manager's powerful tribute to @janegoodallcan.bsky.social.
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Our Senior Analyst, Hannah Evans, recently gave a talk at Stanislaus State in California on the intersections of #GenderEquality and #ClimateChange.
The event was hosted by the university’s Sustainability Department. Hannah delivers hundreds of talks each year to reach younger audiences.
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We need to normalise having conversations about the impact a growing population is having on our planet
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To mark #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we take you back to this insightful talk we had with Professor Kyle Whyte, Willis Pack Professor of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan, as he talks about indigenous #climatejustice.
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"Indigenous Peoples and Climate Justice" with Dr. Kyle Whyte, Professor, University of Michigan
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"I am not drinking some liberal pro-environment ivory tower Kool-aid about climate change. Rather, my own experiments, which were never focused on climate change, told me repeatedly that the Earth’s biggest pollution problem is increased temperatures."
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A beautiful reflection on the legacy of Dr Jane Goodall
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"I was one of the many young girls who idolized Dr. Goodall. Like her, I’ve been passionate about animals from a very young age."

Read our Communications Manager's powerful tribute to @janegoodallcan.bsky.social.
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“We offer the full spectrum of sexual and #reproductivehealth care, so women can come to us from before their first #menstruation...exploring options for #familyplanning...they can have a baby with us...pap smears, all the way to #menopause.”
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Visiting our Global Partners in Guatemala: Manos Abiertas Field Report
Our field report from our site visit with Global Partner Manos Abiertas, working to provide culturally sensitive midwifery in Guatemala.
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"I was one of the many young girls who idolized Dr. Goodall. Like her, I’ve been passionate about animals from a very young age."

Read our Communications Manager's powerful tribute to @janegoodallcan.bsky.social.
populationconnection.org/blog/the-pow...
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A 2024 survey by Population Connection found:

🔹 Most people want smaller families

🔹 But 45% worry about population growth due to poverty and resource strain

🔹 Only 15% named low fertility as a top global challenge
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Americans Want Small Families, Aren’t Concerned About Declining Birth Rates
Our new survey reveals that Americans have an established preference for small family sizes and do not perceive low fertility rates as a problem.
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Biodiversity loss is a crisis on par with climate change but receives far less attention. Due to human activity, species of animals and plants are going extinct so fast that scientists have declared a #sixthmassextinction, also called the #Anthropocene.
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Pretending demography doesn’t matter while our emissions soar is to be complicit in a future that renders large swaths of the planet uninhabitable, where the poorest people will pay the steepest price.
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At the 2020 World Economic Forum, she spoke about the need to tackle human population growth as one of 4 essential actions alongside reducing poverty, eating less meat & ending political corruption: “We can't hide away from human population growth because it underlies so many of the other problems.”
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Her organization, the Jane Goodall Institute, supports family planning and women’s empowerment initiatives in conservation target areas.
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Famous primatologist and conservationist Dame Jane Goodall was also a longstanding supporter of empowering population solutions, having witnessed over decades how rapid population growth is destroying the natural habitat of her beloved chimpanzees.
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The #SDGs Report 2025 finds that only 18% of targets are on track to be met by their 2030 deadline. Alarmingly, the same proportion of targets have gotten worse relative to 2015, while the rest are either stagnating or progressing much too slowly.
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Five years to go: Are the Sustainable Development Goals dead in the water?
The world only has five years left to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals before their 2030 deadline. The latest progress report is not encouraging.
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If you're passionate about organizing and reproductive rights, we're looking for you!
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We look forward to your applications!
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The U.S. stepping back from global human rights accountability is unacceptable. As countries gather for today’s #HRC Item 6 General Debate in Geneva, the world will notice our absence. We stand committed to advancing #HumanRights at home. #UPR @stateinnovation.org
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Climate change disproportionately affects women’s health—raising risks from heat stress, food insecurity, maternal complications, and more. Check out this awesome interactive map compiling 130 climate change studies.
Mapped: How climate change disproportionately affects women’s health
An analysis of 130 peer-reviewed studies shows that 68% (89) of the 130 studies found that women were more affected by health impacts associated with climate change than men.
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In our final 2025 meeting, we'll discuss "Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way to Think About Abortion". Gabrielle Blair aims to shift the #abortion debate by arguing that men, not women, are responsible for all unwanted pregnancies. Register NOW!
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Human-caused climate change presents an urgent & growing existential risk to life on Earth. By burning fossil fuels & deforesting vast areas, we've raised concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to levels unprecedented in at least 800k years.
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27-year-old Mama Odiana Nuban was surprised to learn she was pregnant again just 5 months after having her first baby. The pregnancy was unplanned because she'd to wait for her husband’s approval to use contraception. By the time the decision was made, it was too late. 
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Empowering women, involving husbands: Engaging men in family planning in Indonesia  - Ipas
How Ipas Indonesia’s TAKENUSA Project engages men in family planning to reduce unmet need and support women’s reproductive choices."
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We're spotlighting our partner, WINGS Guatemala! From expanding access to family planning in remote communities to empowering adolescents and adults with vital health education, WINGS is making a huge difference for thousands of people in Guatemala.
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