One Planet, Many People: Background Materials

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT HUMAN POPULATION GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY

• A brief overview of why population is important and solutions to the problem: https://www.populationmedia.org/issue/population/
• A short video about population growth from Population Connection: https://vimeo.com/130468614
• Wikipedia – check topics such as “world population,” Thomas Malthus, Norman Borlaug, Julian Simon, and Paul Ehrlich in order to read about facts and differing opinions regarding the consequences of population growth
• A short video from Growthbusters: Travel advisory for Planet Earth:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5s1i7vTSXk&feature=youtu.be&list=PL139F9E9715F29137
• A one-page synopsis from Global Population Speak Out about world trends and projections to the year 2100: https://populationspeakout.org/population/snapshot-in-time/
• Global Population Speak Out discusses changes to cultures and behavior necessary to share the Earth with other species: https://populationspeakout.org/population/
• Population Media Center’s short summary of solutions: https://3lh07xhlls346a7ggo9psa1d-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/PMC-Population.pdf
• A broad look at human civilization through research and data visualization, with lots of good charts: https://ourworldindata.org/world-population-growth

POPULATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE 

• A discussion of climate and population growth, comparing the impact of lifestyle choices versus having fewer children on people’s carbon footprint:                           http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/population_and_sustainability/climate/
• Population Connection connects the dots, with good examples from other countries: http://www.populationconnection.org/article/population-climate-change-clear-link/

POPULATION AND WATER SCARCITY

• Background information from the U.S. Geological Survey about groundwater depletion: water.usgs.gov/edu/gwdepletion.html
• The World Wildlife Fund summarizes causes of water pollution and water scarcity and explains solutions: https://www.worldwildlife.org/threats/water-scarcity

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Find additional information about population and how it relates to education, gender equality, child marriage, sex education, family planning, and human rights on the website of Population Media Center:

• https://www.populationmedia.org/issue/human-rights/#education
• https://populationspeakout.org/solutions/primary-secondary-education/
• https://www.populationmedia.org/issue/human-rights/#gender-equality
• https://populationspeakout.org/solutions/improving-status-women-girls-2/
• https://www.populationmedia.org/issue/human-rights/#adolescent-reproductive-health
• https://www.populationmedia.org/issue/human-rights/#child-marriage-human-rights
• https://www.populationmedia.org/issue/human-rights/#family-planning-1
• https://populationspeakout.org/solutions/family-planning-information-services-2/
• https://populationspeakout.org/population/human-rights/
• https://populationspeakout.org/population/human-health/