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27fa57ea9a71b3b257ba4070f8b57e03 Population Media Center Niger struggling to feed refugees, as well as its own growing population 2012-02-08T16:42:50

Please see this recently written for SOS Children, a UK based charity, which focuses on developments in Niger. Reportedly, “religious leaders are now openly addressing the topic of family planning as a way to ensure a healthier population, which can be sustained by Niger’s fragile resources.” Click here: http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/charity-news/niger-struggling-to-feed-refugees-as-well-as-its-own-growing-population Niger struggling to feed refugees, as [...]

44f199fadeb4c8895642f8fc83349c4d Population Media Center Ever-increasing Nonrenewable Natural Resource (NNR) Scarcity 2012-02-06T14:17:59

Thanks to Chris Clugston for this recent analysis of nonrenewable natural resource scarcity. For a full analysis of nonrenewable resources by Chris, you can view this .pdf: http://www.wakeupamerika.com/PDFs/Increasing-Global-Nonrenewable-Natural-Resource-Scarcity_Prelude-to-Global-Societal-Collapse.pdf Ever-increasing Nonrenewable Natural Resource (NNR) Scarcity There will always be plenty of NNRs in the ground. Unfortunately, there are not enough economically viable NNRs in the ground [...]

b1b656639633334b31e8c2bc021a6279 Population Media Center Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar Connect Family Planning With Environmental Health 2012-02-06T14:16:47

The Population Reference Bureau informs people around the world about population, health, and the environment, and empowers them to use that information to advance the well-being of current and future generations. Please see this January 2012 article, which reports on population-related efforts by both the World Wildlife Fund and Blue Ventures, a UK-based marine conservation [...]

b21d87f71159fa0995fc9d4c00ab9202 Population Media Center 2011: A Year of Weather Extremes, with More to Come 2012-02-06T14:15:09

Thanks to the Earth Policy Institute for sending me this recent release. See: http://www.earth-policy.org/indicators/C51/temperature_2012 January 31, 2012 2011: A Year of Weather Extremes, with More to Come Janet Larsen and Sara Rasmussen The global average temperature in 2011 was 14.52 degrees Celsius (58.14 degrees Fahrenheit). According to NASA scientists, this was the ninth warmest year [...]

642739fce8731aa67dbeeecc857a70dd Population Media Center Top Komen Staffer Quit Over Policy Targetting Planned Parenthood 2012-02-03T14:52:02

Over the last several days there has been an epic firestorm of controversy and outrage over a decision recently made by the Susan G. Komen Foundation — to eliminate breast-cancer screening grants to Planned Parenthood. You can see RH Reality Checks full coverage of the issue here: http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/tag/komen-vs-planned-parenthood For the article in question, click here: [...]

7fa927a5a00fdbbfb243e65f518c63d0 Population Media Center Children’s Books Increasingly Ignore Natural World 2012-02-02T14:04:20

Several recent Daily Emails were related to entertainment-education initiatives geared towards adults in various places around the world; below is an article related to a different kind of “entertainment education”. For a Wikipedia article on Nature Deficit Disorder click here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_deficit_disorder To read the article in question, see: http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/childrens-books-increasingly-ignore-natural-world-39391/ Children’s Books Increasingly Ignore Natural World A [...]

ac22713f189468749c8bb54ee1785e05 Population Media Center World Lacks Enough Food, Fuel as Population Soars 2012-02-01T14:48:19

Thanks to Steve Kurtz for alerting PMC to this January 30th article in Scientific American. Similar coverage was seen from Reuters and the Australian Broadcasting Company. All are reporting on the release of a report authored by the United Nations Secretary-General’s High Level Panel on Global Sustainability. The full report is here (.pdf). The article [...]

08811051da2cc011ff8556b0a4a9e889 Population Media Center Soap Operas With a Social Message 2012-01-31T14:14:20

Please see this recent NY Times “Opinionater” article, written by Sarika Bansal, a freelance journalist and a graduate student at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. As you are likely aware, Population Media Center works around the world to deliver entertainment-education programming, with an emphasis on educating about the benefits of small families, [...]

2520f1d3a5b8c60c67f41ac90d487c41 Population Media Center Can Family Planning Programs Reduce High Desired Family Size in Africa? 2012-01-30T14:23:27

Below is a recent paper by John Bongaarts, published in International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Volume 37, Number 4, December 2011: http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/3720911.html Can Family Planning Programs Reduce High Desired Family Size in Sub-Saharan Africa? By John Bongaarts During the past half century, fertility declines have been pervasive in Asia and Latin America. Between [...]

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