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Population Connection
@popconnect.bsky.social
US grassroots org providing population education & advocating progressive action to improve health, human rights, & #environmental sustainability globally.🌲🫂🐿️
#FamilyPlanning #Biodiversity #SRHR #Aging @popconnectaction.bsky.social
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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
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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November 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Great connecting with amazing #ICFP2025 attendees who share the same passion for women’s and girls’ health! 💪
November 4, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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
“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
November 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
We are here in Colombia for #ICFP2025 #FPNNSolutions #EquityThroughAction. Find us and follow along for daily updates.
November 2, 2025 at 1:32 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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November 2, 2025 at 12:45 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 ☠️
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October 31, 2025 at 8:01 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.

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October 29, 2025 at 5:18 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👇
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October 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
October 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Join us for a special virtual event highlighting our Population Education (PopEd) program! PopEd equips K–12 educators with the tools to teach about the connections between global population trends, people, and the environment.
Register here.👇
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October 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The Economist Editorial board published a welcome article arguing that #lowfertility is nothing to panic about.

We responded with a letter, which wasn’t published, so we are featuring it on our communications channels.

Full response.
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October 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
A worrying new report reveals that humanity has breached the seventh of nine critical planetary boundaries, with severe consequences for Earth’s life support system.
#OceanAcidification
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October 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Our Senior Analyst, Hannah Evans, recently gave a talk at Stanislaus State in California on the intersections of #GenderEquality and #ClimateChange.
The event was hosted by the university’s Sustainability Department. Hannah delivers hundreds of talks each year to reach younger audiences.
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October 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
"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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October 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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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October 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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.
October 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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!
populationconnection-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
September 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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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populationconnection.org/why-populati...
September 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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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September 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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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September 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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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September 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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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populationconnection-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
As a boy growing up along the southern coast of England, wild spaces weren’t some far-off dream. They were just a short walk from his front door. “I’d collect bugs, watch birds, track frogs and snakes...” But over time, he watched that land shrink.
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September 15, 2025 at 11:48 AM