population and environment
World Population Day is worth
your attention - if you care about the well-being of the world's
women, or about the global environment.
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By Vicky Markham, Center for Environment and Population (CEP) February 26, 2009 - 8:00am
It is time for a new discussion about "family size" and how it relates to our unprecedented environmental impacts, here in this country and around the world.
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By Jeffrey Locke, Population Action International October 6, 2008 - 7:00am
Family planning is recognized in public health as a crucial element in improving the health of mother and child. In light of the economic crisis, will international family planning programs be a financial priority for America's next President?
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By Tod Preston, Population Action International October 1, 2008 - 7:00am
A growing chorus has been sounding the alarm about an issue that has suffered from bewildering inattention in recent years: the negative impact of rapid global population growth on the health and well-being of our planet.
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Population growth is a driver of the long-term demand for food. Investing in education for girls and helping women prevent unwanted pregnancies can help keep demand sustainable.
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I like to think that I'm primarily for reproductive rights because I'm for women's rights, but it never hurts to know that true reproductive freedom helps slow population growth.
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Long commute? Plenty of anti-immigrant organizations want you to blame strain on U.S. resources -- not to mention traffic -- on immigrants, but they're wrong.
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By Elizabeth Leahy, Population Action International (PAI) May 30, 2008 - 7:00am
CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden recently identified population growth as one of three top destabilizing trends currently facing the world.
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