Population Connection
@popconnect.bsky.social
US grassroots org providing population education & advocating progressive action to improve health, human rights, & #environmental sustainability globally.🌲🫂🐿️
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Crowded out with nowhere to go: Why slowing human population growth is key to saving elephants
The extinction of elephants would be a devastating tragedy. We cannot save them without addressing the figurative elephant in the room: our growing human population.
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Elephants are highly intelligent, and emotionally complex creatures — their disappearance would be devastating. Their slide towards extinction must be halted, but only if we address the figurative elephant in the room: our growing human population.
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Population Connection, alongside thousands of global advocates, researchers, and policymakers, actively participated in the 7th International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP), held in Bogotá, Colombia. Take a look at what we've been up to in Bogotá.
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Population Connection at ICFP2025: Reflections from Bogotá
Population Connection at ICFP 2025: insights from Bogotá on global SRHR advocacy, low fertility debates, climate links, and bodily autonomy in action.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Population Connection, alongside thousands of global advocates, researchers, and policymakers, actively participated in the 7th International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP), held in Bogotá, Colombia. Take a look at what we've been up to in Bogotá.
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populationconnection.org/blog/populat...
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Join us as we showcase our organization’s most noteworthy accomplishments from the year, all made possible by our dedicated network of supporters!
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November 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Join us as we showcase our organization’s most noteworthy accomplishments from the year, all made possible by our dedicated network of supporters!
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Midwives are on the frontlines of the #climatecrisis, yet the world is short almost 1 million of them. We support the International Confederation of Midwives’ call to invest in midwives everywhere.
Sign the petition and stand with #maternalhealth.
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Sign the petition and stand with #maternalhealth.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Midwives are on the frontlines of the #climatecrisis, yet the world is short almost 1 million of them. We support the International Confederation of Midwives’ call to invest in midwives everywhere.
Sign the petition and stand with #maternalhealth.
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millionmore.org
Sign the petition and stand with #maternalhealth.
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millionmore.org
Elephants are highly intelligent, and emotionally complex creatures — their disappearance would be devastating. Their slide towards extinction must be halted, but only if we address the figurative elephant in the room: our growing human population.
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populationconnection.org/blog/populat...
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populationconnection.org/blog/populat...
Crowded out with nowhere to go: Why slowing human population growth is key to saving elephants
The extinction of elephants would be a devastating tragedy. We cannot save them without addressing the figurative elephant in the room: our growing human population.
populationconnection.org
November 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Elephants are highly intelligent, and emotionally complex creatures — their disappearance would be devastating. Their slide towards extinction must be halted, but only if we address the figurative elephant in the room: our growing human population.
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populationconnection.org/blog/populat...
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populationconnection.org/blog/populat...
An environmental school on wheels… La Rana Chiva carries conservation education across Colombia’s rural landscapes inspiring children to protect the extraordinary biodiversity of their region. Powered by @proavescolombia & Women for Conservation, it’s a moving classroom rooted in community and hope.
November 15, 2025 at 3:29 AM
An environmental school on wheels… La Rana Chiva carries conservation education across Colombia’s rural landscapes inspiring children to protect the extraordinary biodiversity of their region. Powered by @proavescolombia & Women for Conservation, it’s a moving classroom rooted in community and hope.
Is South America’s environment affected by the aid cuts? #environmentalimpacts
Watch what our partner said about the gutting of the cuts.
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Watch what our partner said about the gutting of the cuts.
www.facebook.com/share/v/1WH2...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Is South America’s environment affected by the aid cuts? #environmentalimpacts
Watch what our partner said about the gutting of the cuts.
www.facebook.com/share/v/1WH2...
Watch what our partner said about the gutting of the cuts.
www.facebook.com/share/v/1WH2...
Are you tuned in?
Impact of aid cuts on the environment.
Thankful to #ClimateTalkUganda podcast host Josephine Karingi for getting us Bagyenda Robert to talk to our supporters who are interested in the intersections of population, health and environment.
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Impact of aid cuts on the environment.
Thankful to #ClimateTalkUganda podcast host Josephine Karingi for getting us Bagyenda Robert to talk to our supporters who are interested in the intersections of population, health and environment.
www.youtube.com/live/mogdkdX...
The Environmental Fallout of Aid Cuts
YouTube video by Population Connection
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November 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Are you tuned in?
Impact of aid cuts on the environment.
Thankful to #ClimateTalkUganda podcast host Josephine Karingi for getting us Bagyenda Robert to talk to our supporters who are interested in the intersections of population, health and environment.
www.youtube.com/live/mogdkdX...
Impact of aid cuts on the environment.
Thankful to #ClimateTalkUganda podcast host Josephine Karingi for getting us Bagyenda Robert to talk to our supporters who are interested in the intersections of population, health and environment.
www.youtube.com/live/mogdkdX...
As the middle class grows in much of the world, lifting people out of abject poverty and into a more acceptable quality of life, the number of people on the planet becomes an even more important determinant of the toll humans take on the environment.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
As the middle class grows in much of the world, lifting people out of abject poverty and into a more acceptable quality of life, the number of people on the planet becomes an even more important determinant of the toll humans take on the environment.
populationconnection.org/why-populati...
populationconnection.org/why-populati...
Empowering women & girls is one of the most effective sustainable dev't levers, yet initiatives to expand their rights & inclusion remain woefully underfunded.
DYK? Areas with the fastest popn growth also have some of the worst #genderequality scores.👇
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DYK? Areas with the fastest popn growth also have some of the worst #genderequality scores.👇
populationconnection.org/why-populati...
November 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Empowering women & girls is one of the most effective sustainable dev't levers, yet initiatives to expand their rights & inclusion remain woefully underfunded.
DYK? Areas with the fastest popn growth also have some of the worst #genderequality scores.👇
populationconnection.org/why-populati...
DYK? Areas with the fastest popn growth also have some of the worst #genderequality scores.👇
populationconnection.org/why-populati...
Human-caused climate change presents an urgent & growing existential risk to life on Earth. By burning fossil fuels & deforesting vast areas, we've increased concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to levels unprecedented in at least 800k years.👇
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November 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Human-caused climate change presents an urgent & growing existential risk to life on Earth. By burning fossil fuels & deforesting vast areas, we've increased concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to levels unprecedented in at least 800k years.👇
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populationconnection.org/why-populati...
“First the woman, second the woman, and third the woman.”
Dr. Jorge Eduardo Caro has spent most of his life working in public hospitals. He witnessed women dying every day from unsafe abortions. #ICFP2025
Dr. Jorge Eduardo Caro has spent most of his life working in public hospitals. He witnessed women dying every day from unsafe abortions. #ICFP2025
November 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“First the woman, second the woman, and third the woman.”
Dr. Jorge Eduardo Caro has spent most of his life working in public hospitals. He witnessed women dying every day from unsafe abortions. #ICFP2025
Dr. Jorge Eduardo Caro has spent most of his life working in public hospitals. He witnessed women dying every day from unsafe abortions. #ICFP2025
We are here in Colombia for #ICFP2025 #FPNNSolutions #EquityThroughAction. Find us and follow along for daily updates.
November 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
We are here in Colombia for #ICFP2025 #FPNNSolutions #EquityThroughAction. Find us and follow along for daily updates.
In a strange alliance, right wing traditionalists, tech professionals, and an abominable billionaire are pushing a pronatalist agenda on Americans, while cutting the very programs that help parents and children.
This, and more in our Quarterly Mag.
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populationconnection.org/magazine/sep...
This, and more in our Quarterly Mag.
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populationconnection.org/magazine/sep...
November 2, 2025 at 12:45 PM
In a strange alliance, right wing traditionalists, tech professionals, and an abominable billionaire are pushing a pronatalist agenda on Americans, while cutting the very programs that help parents and children.
This, and more in our Quarterly Mag.
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populationconnection.org/magazine/sep...
This, and more in our Quarterly Mag.
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populationconnection.org/magazine/sep...
Our #environment is rapidly deteriorating while political leaders are increasingly deprioritizing environmental action in favor of short-term nationalist interests. Are we heading for global societal #collapse and is there still hope?
Are the End Times upon us? Can we still chart a better path?
Our environment is deteriorating fast while political leaders are pursuing short-term nationalist interests. Are we near collapse and is there still hope?
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November 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Our #environment is rapidly deteriorating while political leaders are increasingly deprioritizing environmental action in favor of short-term nationalist interests. Are we heading for global societal #collapse and is there still hope?
We're featured today in NPR's week-long series Population Shift! Our VP for Communications, Marian Starkey, talks about her own decision not to have children and some of the environmental and societal benefits of low fertility and declining population growth. #populationshift #lowfertility
Could smaller families 'rewild' the planet — and make humans happier?
Many economists and business leaders are raising alarms about falling birthrates. But advocates for lower human populations say a less crowded world will be happier and more sustainable.
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November 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
We're featured today in NPR's week-long series Population Shift! Our VP for Communications, Marian Starkey, talks about her own decision not to have children and some of the environmental and societal benefits of low fertility and declining population growth. #populationshift #lowfertility
⚠️👹 Warning! You may get nightmares … 👻 But you might also wake up with a fire in your belly to do something about the wicked, spooky truths haunting our world — from species loss to population pressures to unmet need for contraceptives that are slated for incineration ☠️
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October 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
⚠️👹 Warning! You may get nightmares … 👻 But you might also wake up with a fire in your belly to do something about the wicked, spooky truths haunting our world — from species loss to population pressures to unmet need for contraceptives that are slated for incineration ☠️
See all 1- 6 at🧵 👇
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Our members are environmentalists who understand and care about the long game — they know (and want everyone else to know as well!) that without population stabilization, any efforts toward environmental protection or sustainable development are futile.
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About Population Connection
Founded in 1968, Population Connection (formerly Zero Population Growth) is the largest grassroots population organization in the U.S.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Our members are environmentalists who understand and care about the long game — they know (and want everyone else to know as well!) that without population stabilization, any efforts toward environmental protection or sustainable development are futile.
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Join us for as we explore how international aid cuts are undermining sustainable development goals. Cuts are disrupting progress in environmental protection, biodiversity conservation, & #SRHR, especially in regions most vulnerable to climate change.
populationconnection-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
populationconnection-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Join us for as we explore how international aid cuts are undermining sustainable development goals. Cuts are disrupting progress in environmental protection, biodiversity conservation, & #SRHR, especially in regions most vulnerable to climate change.
populationconnection-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
populationconnection-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Reposted by Population Connection
As Trump targets the East Wing, nearly $10 million in contraceptives sit in a warehouse instead of saving lives. Whether by incineration or expiration, time is running out.
Act now — support the Saving Lives and Taxpayer Dollars Act: https://act.populationconnectionaction.org/a/protect-fa-2025
Act now — support the Saving Lives and Taxpayer Dollars Act: https://act.populationconnectionaction.org/a/protect-fa-2025
October 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
As Trump targets the East Wing, nearly $10 million in contraceptives sit in a warehouse instead of saving lives. Whether by incineration or expiration, time is running out.
Act now — support the Saving Lives and Taxpayer Dollars Act: https://act.populationconnectionaction.org/a/protect-fa-2025
Act now — support the Saving Lives and Taxpayer Dollars Act: https://act.populationconnectionaction.org/a/protect-fa-2025
Reposted by Population Connection
The fact that the Secretary of Health is a crackpot is the real threat.
White House issues warning over US fertility rate
Robert F. Kennedy Jr deemed declining U.S. fertility rates a "national security threat," saying birth rates are not high enough to stabilize the population.
www.newsweek.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The fact that the Secretary of Health is a crackpot is the real threat.
Join Rebecca (L), Lauren (C) & Marian (R), + more than 35 of us, to make the needed change in these tumultuous times. We’re dedicated to building grassroots support for universal access to voluntary #familyplanning services.
Apply now👇
populationconnection.org/about-us/our...
Apply now👇
populationconnection.org/about-us/our...
October 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Join Rebecca (L), Lauren (C) & Marian (R), + more than 35 of us, to make the needed change in these tumultuous times. We’re dedicated to building grassroots support for universal access to voluntary #familyplanning services.
Apply now👇
populationconnection.org/about-us/our...
Apply now👇
populationconnection.org/about-us/our...
