Population Balance Explained

Population Balance (formerly World Population Balance) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in the United States that raises awareness of the connections between pronatalism, human supremacy, social inequalities, and ecological overshoot, and advocates for solutions to address their combined impacts on the planet, people, and animals.[1] [2]

History and background

Population Balance was founded by David Paxson[3] [4] [5] as World Population Balance in 1993. He was succeeded as the executive director in 2016 by Dave Gardner.[6] [7] In 2021 Nandita Bajaj became executive director and the organization adopted its current name of Population Balance and a new vision, mission, and philosophy.[8] [9]

Notable past and present advisors include Nobel Peace Prize laureate Norman Borlaug, former Governor of Michigan William Milliken, originator of the "ecological footprint" concept William E. Rees, actress and activist Alexandra Paul, and physicist Albert Allen Bartlett.[10]

Activities

Activities include The Overpopulation Podcast,[11] classroom and conference presentations,[12] [13] [14] [15] academic and media publications, and media and podcast interviews.[16] [17] [18]

The Overpopulation Podcast

The Overpopulation Podcast is released twice monthly and is ranked in the top 1.5% of podcasts globally. The podcast hosts interview expert guests to explore the drivers and impacts of ecological overshoot as well as individual and collective solutions. Notable guests have included Mechai Viravaidya, Riane Eisler, Paul Ehrlich, Alan Weisman, Naomi Oreskes, William E. Rees, Angela Saini, Partha Dasgupta, Carl Safina, Richard Heinberg, Orna Donath, Robert Jensen, Jo-Anne McArthur, Robert Engelman, Malcolm Potts, Alexandra Paul, Kevin Bales, and Vegard Skirbekk.[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ProPublica . 1993-05-01 . World Population Balance . 2024-04-17 . ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
  2. Web site: Population Balance . 2024-04-17 . Population Balance . en-CA.
  3. News: PBS . 2000-12-21 . Small World Discussion . 2024-04-23 . PBS: Newsnight Minnesota.
  4. News: Wig . Andrew . 2013-02-28 . Richfield man a lonely voice against overpopulation . 2024-04-23 . Sun Current.
  5. News: The Messenger . 2013-04-25 . How to solve overpopulation . 2024-04-23 . The Messenger.
  6. News: Foster . David . 2020-03-22 . Birth Strike: Can going childless help the planet? . 2024-04-23 . TRT World Roundtable.
  7. Web site: Gemmell . Edmund . 2020-11-12 . Why Population Cant be Ignored . 2024-04-23 . Scientists Warning Europe.
  8. Web site: Balance . World Population . New Leader for Sustainable Population Advocacy Nonprofit . 2024-08-18 . PRLog.
  9. News: Shepherd . Tory . 2024-08-17 . Slow the growth, save the world? Why declining birth rates need not mean an end to prosperity . 2024-08-18 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  10. Web site: Staff and Volunteers . 2024-08-18 . Population Balance . en-CA.
  11. Web site: Apple Podcasts . 2016-08-01 . The Overpopulation Podcast . 2024-04-17 . Apple Podcasts . en-US.
  12. Web site: Mobius Foundation . 2023-09-30 . International Conference on Sustainability Education 2023 . 2024-04-17 . Mobius Foundation.
  13. Web site: The Center for Biological Diversity . 2021-06-25 . Film Screening and Discussion: "8 Billion Angels" . 2024-04-17 . The Center for Biological Diversity.
  14. Web site: University of Denver . 2024-02-21 . Confronting Pronatalism and Human Supremacy: The Key to Advancing Reproductive and Animal Rights . 2024-04-17 . Strum College of Law, University of Denver.
  15. Web site: Bajaj . Nandita . 2022-11-16 . Challenging Pronatalism is Key to Advancing Reproductive Liberation and Planetary Health . 2022 International Conference on Family Planning.
  16. Web site: Donald . Rachel . 2023-03-15 . How Pronatalism Feeds The Economy Nandita Bajaj . 2024-04-17 . Planet: Critical.
  17. Web site: Perková . Veronika . 2022-10-26 . Pronatalism: Outdated, Unfair, and Unsustainable in a World of 8 Billion . 2024-04-17 . Population 8 Billion Population Media Center . en.
  18. Web site: Woodhouse . Jamie . 2021-09-29 . "Think of what reverence really means" with Nandita Bajaj of Population Balance . 2024-04-17 . Sentientism.
  19. Web site: Listen Notes . 2016-08-01 . The Overpopulation Podcast . 2024-04-17 . Listen Notes . en.

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