March 14, 2024

Low fertility has prompted some governments in East Asia and Europe to implement pronatalist policies to encourage citizens to have more children. However, these policies have had little if any impact on fertility rates. Read the latest issue of Population Connection to learn more about how the desire for smaller families remains stronger than government incentives meant to encourage higher birth rates.

Branches are popping with bright green buds and Earth Day is right around the corner. What better time to teach about trees! This spring, Population Education is making it easier for educators to teach about forests—locally, regionally, and globally. Home to incredible biodiversity and vital to regulating Earth's climate, forests are on the decline globally. PopEd's lessons ensure that young people comprehend the threats facing our forests so that they're prepared to protect them in the future.

Learn more at the link below!

Join us on March 27^th at 4:00 pm ET for a special virtual event, Create Your Legacy Through Planned Giving. You'll learn how to ensure YOUR legacy can continue well into the future by including a gift to Population Connection in your estate plans.

We'll be hosting Julian Donahue, a long-time Population Connection supporter and member of our ZPG Society. He will share why he and his wife, Kathy, chose to include Population Connection in their estate plans and how straightforward it was to execute their planned giving preferences.

Also presenting will be Julie Schuldner, MBA, CFRE, Senior Consultant at Sharpe Group, and Shauna Scherer and Victoria Wright of Population Connection.

If you haven't checked our website lately, you might have missed some new content that could be of interest to you! Here are our latest additions:

What are the top countries for gender equality?

IVF support from “pro-lifers” reveals their insidious motivations

Report: Mounting threats to migratory species

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