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2010 News Items

• June 30, 2010 - 2030: The "Perfect Storm" Scenario
  The Population Institute today offers a cautionary glimpse into the future with the publication of 2030: the “Perfect Storm” Scenario. Designed for use in the classroom, as well as for use by policymakers, experts, and academicians, the scenario raises important questions about the implications of global inaction on population, climate, food, energy, and water.
• June 15, 2010 - Population and the 40th Earth Day: the Video Release
  Population growth is intricately intertwined with critical environmental issues such as climate change, pollution, and loss of biodiversity. But how many people know the current world population? And how do people feel about population’s impact on the environment? To get answers to those questions, the Population Institute asked a dedicated and talented group of young men and women from Silver Spring, Maryland, known as the Gandhi Brigade, to conduct video interviews on the National Mall during this year’s Earth Day celebrations.
• June 03, 2010 - 2010 Global Media Awards Call for Entries
  The Population Institute released today its annual "Call for Entries" for its Global Media Awards (GMA) program. This year marks the 31st Anniversary of the GMA. The program is a global competition that encourages participation from individuals and organizations in all continents and regions. This year’s December award dinner, which will be held in San Francisco, will honor a wide range of journalists and media for their outstanding coverage of population, family planning and reproductive health issues. The awards serve to stimulate high standards of journalism and full and accurate reporting on issues related to population.
• April 16, 2010 - Population Institute Unveils Earth Day Quiz
  As part of its weeklong observance of Earth Day 2010, the Population Institute today unveiled its 40th Earth Day Population Quiz. The quiz, which is being disseminated to Capitol Hill and will be featured at an exhibit on the National Mall this week, highlights the challenges posed by population growth.
• April 15, 2010 - Population Institute Prepares for Earth Day
  In observance of the 40th Earth Day, the Population Institute is launching a public education campaign that focuses on the challenges that population growth poses to the planet. Since the first Earth Day in 1970, world population has almost doubled. In 1970, world population was 3.7 billion. Today, it is 6.8 billion, an 84% increase. The United Nations projects that world population will reach 9.2 billion my mid-century, even if birth rates continue to decline.
• March 25, 2010 - Global Speak Out Spans Six Continents
  During the month of February, the Population Institute asked leading scientists, academicians and environmental leaders to "speak out" on the link between population and environmental sustainability as part of the second annual "Global Population Speak Out" (GPSO). Nearly 400 people responded to the invitation. The participants, who spanned six continents and 39 nations, were asked to speak out publicly on population in the popular media. GPSO participants made their voices heard in dozens of radio talk shows and interviews, and in print publications ranging from the New York Times to the Huffington Post and the International Herald Tribune.
• January 20, 2010 - Global Population Speak Out � The Global Grassroots Talks Population
  Several hundred environmental scientists, journalists and academics from around the world will publicly speak out in February about the fundamental relationship between human population and environmental sustainability. A month-long "global grassroots initiative", the Global Population Speak Out is organized by the Washington D.C. based international non-profit organization, Population Institute.

2009 News Items

• December 23, 2009 - Popline Goes Online
  After nearly three decades of print publication, Popline is now available on the web. Published since 1979 with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Popline has helped to keep tens of thousands of readers informed about the latest news relating to population, family planning, and reproductive health.
• November 03, 2009 - Population Institute Names 2009 Global Media Award Winners
  A Ugandan serial drama, an Official Selection from the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, and an investigative journalist are among the 12 recipients of the Population Institute's 2009 Global Media Awards for Excellence in Population Reporting. The awards will be presented December 4th, at a ceremony in Washington, D.C.
• November 02, 2009 - Population Institute Attends U.N. Population Conference in Ethiopia
  The Population Institute sent a small delegation this past week to observe the U.N.'s International Parliamentarians' Conference on population. Held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on October 27 and 28, the conference offered a mixed review of the progress that has been made to date in fulfilling the 20-year plan of action that was developed at the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD).
• October 21, 2009 - Podcasts and PowerPoints Now Available From October 6 Washington, D.C. Forum.
  You can now see Podcasts and PowerPoint presentations from "Population Growth and Rising Consumption: What's Sustainable?" Sponsored by the Population Institute, the Population Media Center and the Wallace Global Fund, the forum featured five prominent experts on population, economics and sustainability.
• October 06, 2009 - October 6 Washington, D.C. Forum. Join the live Webcast!
  Beginning at 9:00 a.m. (EDT) you can join a 3-hour forum on "Population Growth and Rising Consumption: What's Sustainable?" Sponsored by the Population Institute, the Population Media Center and the Wallace Global Fund, the forum will feature five prominent experts on population, economics and sustainability.
• September 25, 2009 - The Population Institute to Host October 6 Forum on Population, Economics and Sustainability
  In partnership with the Population Media Center and the Wallace Global Fund, the Population Institute is hosting a public forum on October 6, 2009, on the subject of "Population Growth and Rising Consumption: What's Sustainable?"
• August 12, 2009 - Global Media Awards Call for Entries Deadline Less than a Month Away
  The Population Institute's Global Media Awards are devoted to drawing attention to global population issues. The award honors those who have contributed to creating an awareness of population problems through their journalistic endeavors in a meritorious manner.
• July 10, 2009 - 20th Anniversary of the First World Population Day
  In commemorating the 20th Anniversary of first World Population Day, the Population Institute today urged policymakers around the globe to recommit themselves to the expansion of family planning and reproductive health services.
• June 05, 2009 - *** Global Media Awards Call for Entries
  The Population Institute's Global Media Awards are devoted to drawing attention to global population issues.
• April 22, 2009 - The Population Institute Commemorates Earth Day
  Earth Day turns 39 this year. Many people stop counting their birthdays after they turn 39, but it's important that we continue this annual observance. For now and decades to come, we will need to remind people that the "pale, blue dot" that we call Earth is a fragile eco-system, whose health we ignore at our peril.
• April 02, 2009 - The Population Institute Congratulates the US for its Statement of Support for International Family Planning and Women’s Rights
  On March 31st the United States reasserted its international leadership in support of family planning and reproductive health by renewing its commitment to "universal access to sexual and reproductive health and the protection and promotion of reproductive rights" at the 42nd session of the Commission on Population and Development at the U.N. headquarters in New York.
• January 30, 2009 - The Population Institute Announces New Executive Vice President
  The Population Institute announced today the appointment of Robert Walker as Executive Vice President. Mr. Walker will assume this role on February 9, 2009.

2008 News Items

• October 31, 2008 - 29th Annual Global Media Award Winners Announced
  The Mayor of London, a series on CNN, and a two time Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist are among the 10 recipients of The Population Institute's 2008 Global Media Awards for Excellence in Population Reporting. The awards will be presented November 18, at a ceremony in Los Angeles, CA.
• October 14, 2008 - 29th Annual Global Media Awards
  The 29th Annual Global Media Awards will be held November 18, 2008, in Los Angeles, CA. The Global Media Awards are an event honoring those who have contributed to creating an awareness of population concerns through their outstanding journalistic endeavors.
• August 01, 2008 - New Program Plans of The Population Institute
• July 11, 2008 - July 11th - World Population Day!
  Today as we commemorate World Population Day, Population Media Center and Population Institute pledge their commitment to help bring population numbers into balance with natural resources, so humanity can live in harmony with the earth.

2007 News Items

• December 11, 2007 - Population Institute Names 2007 Global Media Award Winners
• October 24, 2007 - Population Institute Names 2007 Global Media Award Winners
  A U.S. Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, a television news reporter from the Philippines and a radio show host from Cameroon are among the 12 recipients of the Population Institute's 2007 Global Media Awards for Excellence in Population Reporting. The awards will be presented December 5 at a ceremony in the Rayburn House of Representatives Office Building here.