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Are women our best hope for fighting climate change?

August 14, 2014

An inspiring and enraging piece on the First Summit on Women and Climate Change in Bali. Complete with beautiful images and powerful testimonies from indigenous women around the world. “There is no difference between fighting for women’s rights and fighting for environmental protection,” says (Mama Aleta) Baun of East Timor. “They are equal.”

Why the Hobby Lobby decision is bad for everyone

July 8, 2014

Last week, five members of the Supreme Court (none of them women) decided the religious beliefs of certain corporations outweigh a woman’s right to birth control coverage.

Forest for the Future: Family Planning in Nepal’s Terai Region

June 26, 2014

How family planning is transforming the lives of rural communities in Nepal.

Population Dynamics and Tropical Deforestation: State of the Debate and Conceptual Challenges

June 16, 2014

A synthesis of critical debates in the population-deforestation literature, including suggestions for future paths of research and possible policy and direct action initiatives.

Proximate Causes and Underlying Driving Forces of Tropical Deforestation

June 16, 2014

A meta-analysis of the multiple drivers of tropical deforestation, this study also examines the role of human population growth.

Integration of Family Planning Messages and Referrals into the Green Belt Movement Program in Kenya

June 16, 2014

A report on Kenya’s pioneering tree-planting movement and its role in family planning.

U.S. national report on population and the environment

May 27, 2014

Report investigating the environmental impacts of a growing U.S. population on a national, as well as a global scale.

“We space our children like we space our trees. So they grow big and strong.”

May 20, 2014

One woman tells her story of how learning about contraception and conservation has improved her own health, and given her the means to provide an important income to her family.

Women at the Center: Resource Media infographic

May 14, 2014

Resource Media infographic illustrating the health and environmental benefits of empowering women with access to modern family planning.

Of rights and resilience: Why women’s rights are key to thriving in the age of the “Black Swan”

May 13, 2014

Writer and advocate Laurie Mazur goes back two generations to illustrate how population growth has affected the planet, and how the empowerment of women can increase resiliency.

Posts Tagged: forest

Are women our best hope for fighting climate change?

Why the Hobby Lobby decision is bad for everyone

Forest for the Future: Family Planning in Nepal’s Terai Region

Population Dynamics and Tropical Deforestation: State of the Debate and Conceptual Challenges

Proximate Causes and Underlying Driving Forces of Tropical Deforestation

Integration of Family Planning Messages and Referrals into the Green Belt Movement Program in Kenya

U.S. national report on population and the environment

“We space our children like we space our trees. So they grow big and strong.”

Women at the Center: Resource Media infographic

Of rights and resilience: Why women’s rights are key to thriving in the age of the “Black Swan”

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