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October 3, 2025 | Post
Our team at Population Connection is deeply saddened by the passing of the legendary ethologist and conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall. Through her decades-long field research on chimpanzees in Gombe National Park, Tanzania, she brought to light key behavioral insights that changed the way the world perceives animals. A trailblazer, Dr.…...
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September 25, 2025 | Post
Over the past few weeks, the reproductive health and rights community has been rallying against the Trump administration’s reckless plan to spend $167,000 of taxpayer money to incinerate $10 million worth of USAID contraceptives that were destined for women in developing countries. Several reproductive health agencies offered to purchase and…...
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September 23, 2025 | Post
The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2025 finds that only 18 percent 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 remainder are either stagnating or progressing much too slowly. What are the SDGs?…...
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September 12, 2025 | Post
The Economist editorial board recently published a welcome article arguing that low fertility is nothing to panic about. We responded with a letter, 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…...
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August 29, 2025 | Post
Panic over declining birthrates is widespread, with headlines warning of “population collapse” and even human extinction. This is absurd, considering that our global population is still growing and on track to exceed 10 billion in the second half of this century. Nevertheless, pro-growth pundits seem obsessed with raising alarm over…...
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August 20, 2025 | Post
The journal Nature recently featured a news feature about declining birthrates. We responded with a letter to the editor, 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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August 14, 2025 | Post
The Washington Post published an op-ed on the reasons behind the declining US fertility rate. We sent a letter to the editor 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…...
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August 11, 2025 | Post
Did you know that August is “National Make-a-Will Month”? It’s the perfect reminder many of us need to finally check this monumental goal off our big “To-Do” list. Whether it’s creating a new will or updating an existing one to meet your life’s changing circumstances, now is a great time…...
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August 8, 2025 | Post
A new book by economists Dean Spears and Michael Geruso warning of rapid depopulation driven by low fertility rates has been gaining a lot of media attention. The authors argue that reduced population pressure is not beneficial, and that more people means a better quality of life for all. Here…...
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July 31, 2025 | Post
The number of internally displaced people continues to reach record highs as the combination of conflict and escalating climate change batter the world’s most vulnerable communities. From the devastation of Cyclone Freddy in Southern Africa in 2023 to the wreckage left by Hurricane Helene in the southeastern US in 2024,…...
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