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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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Population Connection @popconnect.bsky.social · Aug 30

The real crisis isn’t fewer babies — it’s mass species loss. Humanity is thriving; our planet’s biodiversity isn’t. At Population Connection, we argue that lower fertility is a very positive development because it is driven by choice.
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No, humans aren’t going extinct. But these amazing species are.

Some are panicking over declining human birthrates, but this is a good thing. Humans are not endangered, but we're wiping out many other species.

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Population Connection @popconnect.bsky.social · 2h

"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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Population Connection @popconnect.bsky.social · Jul 3

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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Population Connection @popconnect.bsky.social · Jul 23

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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Population Connection @popconnect.bsky.social · 5d

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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Population Connection @popconnect.bsky.social · 7d

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.”

Population Connection @popconnect.bsky.social · 7d

Her organization, the Jane Goodall Institute, supports family planning and women’s empowerment initiatives in conservation target areas.

Population Connection @popconnect.bsky.social · 7d

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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Population Connection @popconnect.bsky.social · 7d

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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Population Connection Action Fund @popconnectaction.bsky.social · 9d

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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Population Connection Action Fund @popconnectaction.bsky.social · 8d

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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Population Education @populationeducation.org · 9d

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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Population Connection @popconnect.bsky.social · 9d

We are live with WINGS Guatemala.
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Partner Perspectives: WINGS Guatemala

YouTube video by Population Connection

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Population Connection @popconnect.bsky.social · 9d

See you in a few?
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Population Connection @popconnect.bsky.social · 10d

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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Population Connection @popconnect.bsky.social · 11d

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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Population Connection @popconnect.bsky.social · 13d

More than 315,000 children in the US, some as young as 10 - were married between 2000 and 2021. Nearly all were girls wed to adult men. Child marriage is child abuse, and it must end in every state. #EndChildMarriage
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2 per 1,000 U.S. girls wed before 18: new report - Unchained At Last

More than two of every 1,000 U.S. girls aged 15 to 17 were wed each year between 2000 and 2021. That was among the shocking findings of our latest study of the extent of child marriage in the U.S.…

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Population Connection @popconnect.bsky.social · 13d

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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Carolina Population Center @uncpopcenter.bsky.social · 21d

Opinion: Low Birth Rates Are Here To Stay—Until Our Economy Works for Everyone, says CPC Director Karen Benjamin Guzzo.
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Low Birth Rates Are Here To Stay | Opinion

Individuals and families need to be supported by a strong social safety net that includes paid leave and a robust child care infrastructure. There are no quick fixes.

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Population Connection @popconnect.bsky.social · 15d

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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Population Connection @popconnect.bsky.social · 16d

No one had informed this 12-year-old girl about the painful procedure she'd go through, the healing process, & how it'd change her life. Without her consent, she was mutilated, and her family would later tell her that she was “clean” and “marriageable.”
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Global Partners: Tareto Africa - Population Connection

Tareto Africa is a Kenyan grassroots NGO promoting reproductive health and rights and the elimination of cultural practices that harm women and girls.

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Population Connection @popconnect.bsky.social · 19d

"Everything is still there. We're mapping all legal options to prevent the destruction of usable products & to enable their re-use, e.g., through humanitarian organizations that have the necessary certificates to take over, repackage..."
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Trump Administration destroying birth control: What we know

Family planning assistance from the U.S. government usually helps more than 47 million women and couples every year in low income countries.

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Population Connection @popconnect.bsky.social · 20d

The growth of the human population over time can be depicted by what is known as the population J-curve, which shows how sharply our population has risen in the last 200+ years.
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Population Connection @popconnect.bsky.social · 21d

Slowing population growth could prevent 68.9 gigatons of CO₂ emissions by 2050.
That’s one of the most powerful climate solutions we have.
#ClimateAction #FamilyPlanning #GirlsEducation
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The Economist @economist.com · 22d

Many people worry about overpopulation. But an increasing number, especially in rich countries, fret about demographic shrinkage. There are several reasons to doubt the doomsayers

Don’t panic about the global fertility crash

A world with fewer people would not be all bad

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Population Connection @popconnect.bsky.social · 22d

Join our next virtual Site Visit!
Learn how our partner WINGS Guatemala expands #familyplanning access and health education in Guatemala in remote communities. WINGS is making a profound difference for thousands of people in Guatemala.
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