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December 01, 2008

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A+ Population Web Sites

  • Audubon Society Population and Habitat   005904

  • Facing the Future   A very comprehensive website, including educational materials and religion analysis. 005906

  • Measure Communication   Assesses information needs and helps plan and implement dissemination and data use 006094

  • National Audubon Society Population and Habitat Campaign   006095

  • National Council for Science and the Environment   - Population and Environmental Linkages 006096

  • National Wildlife Federation:   a very comprehensive program, including impacts on the environment. Urges the U.S. to undertake a vigorous effort to stop illegal immigration into this country. 006097

  • PAI Launches New Interactive Resource for Advocates   The Global Advocates' Country Database compiles and presents information on 192 countries across a variety of indicators. Select a country to see all data for that country, or view global results for specific indicators. 015094

  • PLANet   ...a coalition page from Save the Children, Care, National Audubon Society, Planned Parenthood, Population Action International, and CCMC 006099

  • People and Planet   016208

  • PopPlanet.org   ... from Population Reference Bureau (PRB) and the National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) 006100

  • Population Action International   006101

  • Population Coalition   006102

  • Population Connection   - news, educational materials, teacher curriculum, research, activist training, etc 006111

  • Population Institute   006103

  • Population Reference Bureau:   provides timely information on U.S. and international population trends 006104

  • The Population Resource Center   - bringing the latest demographic data to policymakers through policy briefings 006149

  • Rotarian Initiative for Population and Development (RIFPD)   006403

  • Seattle Chapter of ZPG   - Great graphics! 006106

  • Sierra Club - International Population Campaign   -The ‘population explosion' has severely disturbed the ecological relationships between human beings and the environment. 006152

  • Todd Daniel's Bulldozer Page   Very well-done page giving personal, down-to-earth reasons for everyone to become aware of the overpopulation crisis 006105

  • United Nations Day of 6 Billion Page   006109

  • United Nations Development Programme   In depth analysis of World Population Trends 006108

  • United Nations Population Fund   006107

  • United States Committee for the United Nations Population Fund   The U.S. Committee builds moral, political, and financial support in the United States for the work of the UN Population Fund 012207

  • World Watch Institute:   lots of studies and statistics on demography 006110

  • World Watch   006228


    • More Population Web Sites

  • Action Canada for Population and Development   011600

  • All Islands Have Limits   004533

  • Alternatives to Growth Oregon   006113

  • American Association for the Advancement of Science   -Population and Sustainable Development (PSD) Program 006112

  • Asia Switches Slowly to Green Power   011599

  • Australians for an Ecologically Sustainable Population   006114

  • CNIE - Committee for the National Institute for the Environment   - Marking a World Population of 6 Billion - A Collection of Online Resources 006118

  • Center For A New American Dream   006116

  • Crowding the Rim   Pacific Rim population 005257

  • Culture Exchange   009561

  • Earth Charter   006120

  • the Earth Times population news index   006121

  • EcoFuture   006123

  • EcoPop - Ecology and Population (German website)   006124

  • Floridians for a Sustainable Population (FSP)   006125

  • Fort Lewis College   Internet Population Course 006126

  • Georgia Population & Sustainability Coalition   006128

  • Growth is Madness   019838

  • Humanist - The American Humanist Association - Control of Human Population Growth   006130

  • Izaak Walton League of America   Sustainability Education Project 006129

  • The KZPG Overpopulation News Network:   News, broadcasts, lists other population groups 006132

  • Lifewatch Group Ltd   Is this the future we hope for our children? This website has a nice essay on overpopulation. 014943

  • MSNBC.com Environment/Population articles
    •   006133

  • Minnesotans for Sustainability   014741

  • Natural Advantage   - Population Stabilization in Australia 006134

  • Negative Population Growth:   big emphasis on immigration 006135

  • New Hampshire Citizens for Sustainable Population   006136

  • One child can stop overpopulation   006137

  • Optimum Population Trust   005751

  • Overpopulation - So Gulliver Returns   Overpopulation is responsible for many of our planet's problems--global warming, the lack of fresh water, poverty, high gasoline and food prices, air and water pollutions, the scarcity of natural resources, the excess of wastes and their proper disposal, and even some wars. In the year 2020 Commander Lemuel Gulliver XVI returns from a twenty year odyssey around the solar system, searching for sites where the world's excess people can be re-located. Follow the link to read this on-line book. 023354

  • Overpopulation.net   "Find out the latest true numbers why we have passed the point of sustainability and our population is now crashing." This site has a paper briefly covering the topic of overpopulation. One interesting opinion expressed in the year 2000 at this site is that ZPG will occur in 2029 @ 6.90 billion. Since the U.N. says it is now at 6.2 billion, that is only .7 billion to go. The current estimate (2002) of annual population growth is 76 or 77 million. The author claims 60.1 in 2000. The web site's left news column seems to be the result of news article 'searches' on the word population and overpopulation, which results in a lot of articles about pet spaying, but some useful information may be found there. 005718

  • POPLINE magazine   006141

  • Population Association of America   006140

  • Population Communications International   Soap operas in third world countries 006143

  • Population Concern   006144

  • Population Council   006145

  • Population Media Center   016173

  • Population Media   Using the media to motivate family planning, AIDS prevention, and respect for women 005183

  • The Population Resource Center   - bringing the latest demographic data to policymakers through policy briefings 006149

  • Population and Sustainability
    •   006142

  • Population program at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation   015072

  • The Population-Environment Connection   from The Battelle Seattle Research Center 006146

  • President's Council on Sustainable Development - Population Issues   006150

  • Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Sierra Club   006151

  • The Social Contract   (Choose 'Population Growth' on the top drop-down list) 006154

  • The Society for Human Population Control   006155

  • Think Population   017342

  • Think Population   015684

  • Union of Concerned Scientists Population Page   006156

  • Voluntary Human Extinction: Population Overload   Near the instant when the world's population reached 6.5 billion, Les Knight was carrying his Voluntary Human Extinction message to an environmental conference in Oregon. How, he wonders aloud, can he invite people to cross from idle interest in overpopulation to a commitment: No more children? But before a viewer can as much as mouth "Six billion five-hundred million nine-hundred-sixty thousand one-hundred seventy-four," the number has jumped to 6,500,960,182. Despite low fertility in developed countries and high mortality in developing countries, despite increasing birth control, the world's population has jumped a billion since 1993 and could reach 7 billion in 2012 and stabilize at 9 billion in 2050, much concentrated in mega-cities such as Tokyo, Bombay, Shanghai, Sao Paulo, and New York-Newark. In Africa, HIVS and ethnic warfare have markedly increased mortality; yet 77 million people have fattened the global population each year since 2000. They come from six countries: India, China, Pakistan, Nigeria, the United States and Bangladesh. It's not that Knight is rooting for the latest H5N1 bird flu to make a pandemic trimming as many as 1 billion from humanity's roster. Knight wants attention to the subject. "Every day, thousands of children die of preventable diseases and starvation," adding that human beings need to "quit being people-centered and think about the whole earth." Reproductive freedom, immigration, use and distribution of resources, get messy. "It's easier to talk about no clear-cutting (of forests) or the exotic animal trade," Knight says. He wants humanity to shed old notions and embrace an international and cross-species awareness. That starts with exploring what the numbers imply. Population is an element of nearly every social concern and should be dealt with in context. Population trouble starts with density that, when resulting in overcrowding, can be spread out. No-growth notions seem to shatter human biology and also run up against a determined optimism and faith. "What can I do about it?" Instead of having a baby, adopt one. Instead of driving a car, buy a bike. People need to assess their reproductive choices and get real about how lives and nations and cultures interconnect. 016900

  • The War Prevention Institute - Defusing the Population Bomb
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  • William and Flora Hewlett Foundation   014970

  • World Population Foundation   006159

  • World Wildlife Fund population page - Human Numbers   006158

  • www.overpop.org   006160


    • Reproductive Health and Women's Groups

  • A Mother's Promise Petition   As a community, we value and support the promise a mother makes to her child. It is a promise of love, security, shelter, food, good health, a clean environment, and education to help her chidren secure that future. But povery, disease, ignorance, injustice, - and politices - make this an impossible promise for millions of women. A decade ago, 179 nations came together in Cairo, Egypt, to confront this reality with a new approach to improve the quality of life for women and families, a Programme of Action that underscored the mutually reinforcing linkages between population and sustainable development. But ten years later, new challenges and politics have compromised the power and energy of that historic meeting, slowing or stopping progress. In recognition of the 10th anniversary of this historic agreement, this petition reaffirms our commitment to act now to advance the principles, policies, policies, and promise of Cairo. 010764

  • AVSC International   access to voluntary and safe contraception - has changed it's name to Engender Health 006162

  • Alan Guttmacher Institute:   mostly reproductive health - lots of studies and statistics, especially on family planning & teen pregnancy 006161

  • CEDPA - Center for Development and Population Activities   006471

  • Cairo Organizations and Links   005934

  • California Coalition for Reproductive Freedom   014117

  • Emergency Contraception   006165

  • Engender Health   access to voluntary and safe contraception - formerly AVSC 006166

  • Extensive list of population, health and nutrition links from Measure   005903

  • Family Planning International   006168

  • Fill My Pills Now   In an outrageous move to stop women from preventing unintended pregnancies, some pharmacists across the country have refused to fill prescriptions for emergency contraception and other birth control pills. The reason? They believe it is in conflict with their moral beliefs. Birth control is basic health care and restricting access to prescriptions is nothing short of discrimination. Don't let ideology trump sound science- join the Fill My Pills Now campaign today. 013724

  • Grameen Micro-credit for Small Business Loans   008134

  • Human Right to Family Planning   birth control in the developing world 006169

  • The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Center for Communication Programs - Population Reports   006167

  • Kaiser Daily Reproductive Health Report   006170

  • National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association   006171

  • National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health   The mission of NLIRH is to ensure the fundamental human right to reproductive health for Latinas, their families and their communities through education, advocacy and coalition building. 010272

  • Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California   006172

  • Planned Parenthood Federation of America:   family planning 006174

  • Planned Parenthood International Federation (IPPF) --World Population   006173

  • Planned Parenthood Marmonte (Calif.)   005003

  • Population Services International   - has programs for women, teens, AIDS 006176

  • Population, Health, and Nutrition   - US Agency for International Development 006175

  • The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS)   Sexuality is a natural and healthy part of living. Advocates the right of individuals to make responsible sexual choices 006177

  • US Agency for International Development   - programs focus on family planning, child survival, prevention of HIV/AIDS 006178

  • WomanKind Worldwide   006179


    • Environmental Groups:

  • Action Network   Action Network utilizes the power and speed of the Internet to help people take action online for the environment and gives busy people who are concerned about the environment a way to get involved and feel empowered. It features action alerts from us (Population Action International) and more than 170 other environment, population and public health organizations and coalitions. With over 800,000 activists and growing, the site is among the largest and oldest online activism hubs on the World Wide Web. 006276

  • Africa Wildlife Foundation   006180

  • American Rivers   006183

  • Another long list of links from The Environmental Magazine   006233

  • Center For Marine Conservation   006184

  • Conservation International   006185

  • Defenders of Wildlife   006186

  • Earth First!   006182

  • Earth Island   006187

  • Earth Justice   006188

  • Earth's Biggest Environment Search Engine   006181

  • The Ecological Society of America   006189

  • Enviornmental Defense Fund   - 006190

  • Environment Canada - The Green Lane   006193

  • The Environmental Magazine   006191

  • Environmental News Network   006192

  • Friends of the Earth - International   006195

  • Friends of the Earth   006194

  • Global Change Research Programs   - National Science Foundation 006196

  • Global Environment Facility   006197

  • Global Forest Watch   006200

  • Global Green USA   006199

  • Global Impact Environmental   006201

  • GlobalAction.org   006198

  • Green Peace USA   006203

  • GreenPeace International   006202

  • Horizon Solutions Site   - sustainability solutions 006219

  • International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)   006204

  • International Rivers Network   006205

  • League of Conservation Voters   006206

  • NPG's list of Environmental Groups and their positon on population   006234

  • National Environmental Trust   - 006207

  • National Resources Defense Council   -look for their section on population 006208

  • National Wildlife Federation   006209

  • the Nature Conservancy   006210

  • Northwest Environment Watch   - 006211

  • On-line Encyclopedia for Sustainable Development and Global Security   A life support system is any natural or human-engineered system that furthers the life of the biosphere in a sustainable fashion. The fundamental attribute of life support systems is that together they provide all of the needs required for continuance of life. These needs go far beyond biological requirements. Thus, life support systems encompass natural environmental systems as well as ancillary social systems required to foster societal harmony, safety, nutrition, medical care, economic standards, development of new technology, etc. The one common thread in all of these systems is that they operate in partnership with the conservation of global natural resources. 009221

  • Ozone Action   006212

  • Pacific Rivers Council   006213

  • Rainforest Action Network   006214

  • Rainforest Relief   006216

  • Rare Conservation & Family Planning Organization   013622

  • Republicans for Environmental Protection   006215

  • Sierra Club   006217

  • Sierra Nevada Forest Protection Campaign   006218

  • the Union of Concerned Scientists   006220

  • The Wilderness Society   - 006221

  • Wildlife Conservation Society   006222

  • World Conservation Union (ICUN)   006226

  • World Meterological Organization   006224

  • World Resources Institute (WRI)   006225

  • World Watch   006228

  • World Wildlife Fund Living Planet Report   006227

  • World Wildlife Fund Take Action site   006230

  • World Wildlife Fund   006229

  • WorldCampaign   006223

  • Lists of other environmental groups   006231

  • Yahoo's Index on Environment and Nature   006232


    • Coalitions:

  • International Family Planning Coalition  
  • Advocates for Youth
  • American Association of University Women
  • Catholics for a Free Choice
  • Center for Reproductive Law & Policy
  • Center for Women Policy Studies
  • Centre for Development & Population Activities
  • Communications Consortium Media Center
  • Environmental Defense
  • Margaret Sanger Center International--Planned Parenthood of New York City
  • National Abortion & Reproductive Rights Action League
  • National Audubon Society
  • National Council of Jewish Women
  • Pathfinder International
  • Population Action International
  • The Alan Guttmacher Institute
  • U.S. Committee of UNFPA
  • Zero Population Growth
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    • Holistic Solutions:


    World Volunteer Organizations:

  • Website Promoting Volunteerism   Global news, events and resources related to volunteerism. 014007


    • Listserves, Forums, News Services

  • WOA!!s Population News Weekly
      To receive WOA!!s weekly email population and environment news, send an email message to karen4329@karengaia.net 006054

  • Audubon Population Listserve   006057

  • BOL(The South Asian e-list on Gender and Reproductive Health and Rights)   Bol is a space for people and organizations within South Asia and outside to come together and discuss and work on issues of gender, reproductive health and rights and legal developments pertaining to human rights within the region. Bol is a bulletin board where you can post information about activities - conferences, workshops, rallies; and about resources - networks, people and organizations. You can also use this list to publicize events that would be difficult to publicize otherwise. To subscribe, send a message to: majordomo@mos.com.np with the following command in the body of your email message: subscribe bol 006065

  • Center for a New American Dream Conversation Mailing List   006060

  • Family Planet mailing list   006055

  • Footprints list   - send a blank message to footprints-subscribe@egroups.com 006064

  • Global Intersections   - Population, Sexual & Reproductive Health, and The Environment - A Monthly News Digest and Information Service of Population Communications International. Subscribe to Global Intersections--free of cost--by sending an e-mail to: majordomo@bway.net - in the body of the message type: subscribe global-intersections 006061

  • Johns Hopkins Population Information Program "The PopReporter"   electronic magazine: focusing on reproductive health, family planning, and related health communication topics 006056

  • KZPG discussion lists   006058

  • Kaiser Daily Reproductive Health Report   - you can sign up for daily or weekly email alerts 006059

  • Migration News   008277

  • NPG listserve  
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  • Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Sierra Club   005966

  • Sierra Club population discussion list   006063
    • Resources, Demographics

  • Environmental Information Resources   006070

  • Family Planning: a Global Handbook for Providers   The John Hopkins University INFO Project and WHO is publishing the on-line edition of this 372-page book in stages. The first 13 chapters are available;, additional chapters will become available over the next few weeks. Family planning is regaining priority status throughout the developing world. The Family Planning handbook brings together evidence on family planning methods and related topics from among 30 health organizations around the world. More than 100 million married women want to prevent pregnancy but are not using a contraceptive. Services and supplies are not yet available everywhere; fears of social disapproval or partner's opposition pose formidable barriers. Worries about side effects prevent many women from using contraception. This Handbook is the single most authoritative resource for family planning in the developing world and is used extensively by family planning providers in the developing world. Follow the headline link to this online book. 021807

  • The Futures Group International   Has software and computer models to project the social and economic impacts of high fertility and rapid population growth. 005907

  • Pew Center on the States   News - current and archived, transportation, population, and other items of interest - for each state. 006084

  • Population & Economic Development Linkages 2007 Data Sheet   Many resources have been poured into family planning and reproductive health programs, but little is known about how these investments affect helping people out of poverty. Demographic change affects economic development and the two tend to be related. The Population Reference Bureau's Population & Economic Development Linkages 2007 Data Sheet explores some of these links. This data sheet looks at health, poverty, and economic indicators both within and among countries. This information should be of interest to policymakers and planners in guiding their countries' future economic development. It provides up-to-date data on population, inequalities within developing countries, and economic opportunities. Data covered includes the percent of married women using modern contraception by wealth group, number of working-age adults per dependent child, and percent of females enrolled in secondary school. 021107

  • Population Media Center eNewsletter   Newsletters for Population Media Center 019533

  • Population-Environment Research Network   The Population-Environment Research Network seeks to advance academic research on population and the environment by promoting on-line scientific exchange among researchers from social and natural science disciplines worldwide. Features a searchable library, seminars, and job or study opportunities. PERN is a project of The International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP), and the International Human Dimensions Programme (IHDP) on Global Environmental Change. 014420

  • The Shape We're In - Science Magazine Series   In Nov 2003 Science magazine is detailed a series of articles that will be published in the coming months - a group of short Viewpoints about some of the common resources--air, fresh water, fisheries, food and soil, energy--and key trends--in human population, biodiversity, and climate--that are most important for our general well-being. Topics will be: "Prospects for Biodiversity," "Tropical Soils and Food Security," "The Future for Fisheries," "Global Freshwater Resources: Soft-Path Solutions for the 21st Century," "Energy Resources and Global Development," and "Global Air Quality and Pollution." On December 12 Science will present a special issue on the "Tragedy of the Commons," the classic metaphor of the late Garret Hardin which appeared 35 years ago, in which some contemporary ideas about the management of shared resources will be discussed. 009315

  • State of the Planet, in Graphics   Globally human populations are growing, trade is increasing, and living standards are rising for many. But, according to the UN's latest Global Environment Outlook report, long-term problems including climate change, pollution, access to clean water, and the threat of mass extinctions are being met with "a remarkable lack of urgency". Follow the link to see the state of the planet, in graphics. 021829

  • Three Decades of Population Policies and Programs   Three decades ago, it appeared that the "population bomb" would undermine development in the Third World and little could be done about it. This book takes the reader back to the first efforts by 23 countries to field programs to deal with the threat. Few public programs had attempted to reduce excessive fertility and provide contraceptives to whole populations. The 23 cases of the family planning tell the story. Their successes and faulures were original. These essays recount the experience of the men and women who led the efforts and provides a unique look inside the programs. They offer guidance to other health-related objectives that are now emerging. The rise of new threats (HIV-AIDS and others) make it clear that new health services and interventions into human behavior will continue to be vital. The organizational structures and behavior-modification campaigns needed can learn much from the pioneering efforts at reducing fertility. Follow the link to this PDF for details. 022221

  • United Nations Population Division: 2006 Revision of World Population Prospects Released   The 2006 Revision of World Population Prospects incorporates the full results of the 2000 round of national population censuses and the surveys carried out in developing countries. For the first time assessments of AIDA includes the demographic impact of antiretroviral therapy. Recent information from UNAIDS is used, as well as newly available information on HIV/AIDS prevalence rates. This has led to lower estimates of AIDS-related mortality in several African countries. The 2006 Revision is available in electronic form from the website of the Population Division http://www.unpopulation.org where data can be accessed and tabulated on demand through an interactive database. A number of hard copy publications including the data volumes, an analytical report and a poster will be issued in the coming months. 020399

  • Worldwide Directory of Population Institutions   005902
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