Population Media Center (PMC) envisions a sustainable world with equal rights for all. It is a positive vision – a cherished hope in this troubled world. After all, environmental degradation, prejudice against women and girls, and huge population growth are causing very serious problems. Join us to learn more.
Why would any parent trade a child for a benefit as small as a pair of goats? It’s unimaginable to us, but some cultural norms are so range-bound, the trade may actually seem like a good deal. Here’s how we can change that perception.
Species are going extinct at a rate so alarming that scientists called it a “biological annihilation” in the peer-reviewed journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The authors predict “Humanity will eventually pay a very high price for the decimation of the only assemblage of life that we know of in the universe.”
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