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A Discussion Largely Missing from Climate Talks in Paris: Number of People

December 14, 2015 — In the Climate Generations Area of the Climate Talks in Paris, people filtered through a number of displays. One featured a large TV screen showing a young girl from Burundi […] ...Read more

Overdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot: The Story of a 2nd Printing

October 1, 2015 — Late in 2013, leaders from Population Media Center, Population Institute and Foundation for Deep Ecology huddled up to review the draft of what would become Overdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot. No one knew what sort of public reception a […] ...Read more

“Overdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot” Circles The Globe

June 25, 2015 — A provocative new environmental book, Overdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot (OVER) has become an international media sensation. Featuring over 200 heart-wrenching images, the powerful book brings stark attention to the growing crises posed by […] ...Read more

New Video Highlights Family Planning and Education as Two Ways to Save the Planet

April 27, 2015 — Parents deciding to have only two children in order to better provide for them, a young girl attending school, and a woman running a small shop at the market. These […] ...Read more

Environmental Activists Speak Out Globally in New Awareness Campaign

February 11, 2015 — An international environmental activist network is giving away more than four thousand copies of a dramatic new coffee table book beginning February 16th, 2015. Overdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot (OVER) features more than 300 pages […] ...Read more

Speaking Out to Protect the Environment and People

December 12, 2014 — In early 2015, an international effort to engage the public and protect the environment will launch, but this effort takes a different angle than many environmental campaigns. Global Population Speak Out, being […] ...Read more

Monthly Book Giveaway

December 5, 2014 — An international campaign aims to engage the public and protect the environment, and at the heart of the effort is the book Overdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot (OVER). The campaign just announced that drawings will be […] ...Read more

Official Publication Date Announced

December 1, 2014 — At the center of the Global Population Speak Out (Speak Out) campaign, is a book as large and dramatic as the topic it covers, Overdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot (OVER). Speak Out and OVER are […] ...Read more

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