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December 23, 2020
Drastic Changes in Sustainability Issues: Cause and Effect
December 23, 2020 —The existential crisis of climate change has been on the minds of scientists for decades, long before society decided to try and do something about it. The connection between the burning of fossil...

November 24, 2020
Election Day is over. Now what? A Conversation with policy expert Bob Walker.
November 24, 2020 —On November 10, 2020, Robert Walker, President of the Population Institute, a subsidiary of Population Media Center (PMC), spoke with PMC’s Giving Circles members about the U.S. presidential...

October 29, 2020
Population, Diets, and Sustainability
October 29, 2020 —In 2019, the EAT–Lancet Commission posited a universal “reference diet” to compare and contrast any possible health and environmental effects of large-scale adoption of an alternative diet to the...

October 22, 2020
Is It Climate Change or Global Warming? And Why Does it Matter?
October 22, 2020 —In the midst of an unprecedented global pandemic, the world is also witnessing an existential climate crisis play out in real time. The incidence of heatwaves, droughts, flooding, winter storms,...

July 9, 2020
A Sustainable Environment Starts With Ecocentrism
July 9, 2020 —The way we think of ourselves in relation to the world can have a large impact on our behavior. For centuries, mankind considered itself the literal center of the universe. Although we now know...

July 2, 2020
Exploring The Correlation Between Female Empowerment and Global Sustainability
July 2, 2020 —The development community uses the term “female empowerment” frequently. Very frequently. The topic has spawned a million fundraising initiatives and social media posts. But the idea behind female...

June 11, 2020
3 Reasons Why Embracing Women's Rights Helps Achieve Sustainability
June 11, 2020 —At first glance, gender equality and environmental sustainability might appear to be separate, but equal, issues. But if you take a closer look, you’ll see that these two issues are interlocked.

June 4, 2020
Measuring The Ecological Footprint of Population Growth
June 4, 2020 —For people who are concerned about the health of our planet, the concept of an “ecological footprint” is important. It not only enables us to understand our personal impact on the Earth, but it also...

May 21, 2020
Making Population Growth a Consideration for Sustainable Development Goals
May 21, 2020 —Like a worn-out motel sign, the world has been trying to tell us for years that it has no more vacancies. The global population is increasing by about 81 million people every year, and the planet...

May 13, 2020
Acknowledging the Link Between Wildlife Trafficking and Pandemics
May 13, 2020 —In a few short months, the entire world has yielded to an unprecedented public health crisis, bringing us to our knees, as COVID-19 wreaks havoc over millions of people around the world. Experts...