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Population Balance (formerly World Population Balance) is a 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. Population Balance envisions a future where human's footprint is in balance with life on Earth, enabling all species to thrive.[1][2]

History and Background

Population Balance was founded by David Paxson as World Population Balance in 1993. In 2021 Nandita Bajaj became executive director and the organization adopted its current name of Population Balance. 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.

Activities

Population Balance outreach activities help make the connections between pronatalism, overpopulation, human supremacy, and ecological collapse, and promote urgently needed solutions. Activities include The Overpopulation Podcast,[3] classroom and conference presentations[4][5][6][7], academic and media publications, and media and podcast interviews.[8][9][10]

The Overpopulation Podcast

The Overpopulation Podcast is released twice monthly and is ranked in the top 2% of podcasts globally.[11] The podcast hosts interview expert guests to discuss the often misunderstood impacts of our expanding human footprint on human rights, animal protection, and ecological sustainability, 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.

Academic publications

Population Balance staff make regular contributions in academic publications on the subjects of ecological overshoot, pronatalism[12], and critical animal studies[13], and in 2024 co-authored a World Scientists' Warning to Humanity[14] paper.

Media appearances

Population Balance’s work has appeared in a variety of media, including The Globe and Mail,[15] National Post[16], CBC Radio[17], The Guardian,[18] The Washington Post[19], Ms. Magazine,[20][21] Newsweek,[22][23][24] The Christian Science Monitor[25], Truthdig[26][27], CounterPunch[28], Inter Press Service[29][30], Wisconsin Public Radio[31], and Radio Paradise[32].

Official site: Population Balance

References

  1. ^ ProPublica (1993-05-01). "World Population Balance". ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  2. ^ "Population Balance". Population Balance. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  3. ^ "‎The Overpopulation Podcast on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  4. ^ Mobius Foundation (2023-09-30). "International Conference on Sustainability Education 2023". Mobius Foundation. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  5. ^ The Center for Biological Diversity (2021-06-25). "Film Screening and Discussion: "8 Billion Angels"". The Center for Biological Diversity. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  6. ^ University of Denver (2024-02-21). "Confronting Pronatalism and Human Supremacy: The Key to Advancing Reproductive and Animal Rights". Strum College of Law, University of Denver. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  7. ^ Bajaj, Nandita (2022-11-16). "Challenging Pronatalism is Key to Advancing Reproductive Liberation and Planetary Health". 2022 International Conference on Family Planning.
  8. ^ Donald, Rachel (2023-03-15). "How Pronatalism Feeds The Economy | Nandita Bajaj". Planet: Critical. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  9. ^ Perková, Veronika (2022-10-26). "Pronatalism: Outdated, Unfair, and Unsustainable in a World of 8 Billion". Population 8 Billion | Population Media Center. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  10. ^ Woodhouse, Jamie (2021-09-29). ""Think of what reverence really means" with Nandita Bajaj of Population Balance". Sentientism. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  11. ^ "The Overpopulation Podcast". Listen Notes. 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  12. ^ Bajaj, Nandita; Stade, Kirsten (2023-02-03). "Challenging Pronatalism Is Key to Advancing Reproductive Rights and a Sustainable Population". The Journal of Population and Sustainability. 7 (1): 39–70. doi:10.3197/JPS.63799953906861. ISSN 2398-5496.
  13. ^ Poirier, Nathan; Tomasello, Sarah; George, Amber E., eds. (2023-12-18). Expanding the Critical Animal Studies Imagination. Peter Lang Verlag. doi:10.3726/b21322. ISBN 978-1-63667-075-1.
  14. ^ Merz, Joseph J; Barnard, Phoebe; Rees, William E; Smith, Dane; Maroni, Mat; Rhodes, Christopher J; Dederer, Julia H; Bajaj, Nandita; Joy, Michael K; Wiedmann, Thomas; Sutherland, Rory (2023-09-20). "World scientists' warning: The behavioural crisis driving ecological overshoot". Science Progress. 106 (3). doi:10.1177/00368504231201372. ISSN 0036-8504. PMC 10515534. PMID 37728669.
  15. ^ Bielski, Zosia (2022-01-14). "Amplify: Pope Francis's criticism of childless couples hurts parents and nonparents alike". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  16. ^ Kirkey, Sharon (2023-01-27). "The new push for more babies: How tech elites think it will save the planet". The National Post. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  17. ^ McDonald, Bob (2022-11-12). "Next week there will be 8 billion of us, and that's already too many". CBC Radio: Quirks and Quarks. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  18. ^ Bajaj, Nandita (2023-08-13). "Reproductive rights are under threat". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  19. ^ Bajaj, Nandita; Stade, Kirsten (2022-02-22). "The Baby Bust is Good for the Planet". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  20. ^ Bajaj, Nandita (2022-06-07). "Abortion Bans Are a Natural Outgrowth of Coercive Pronatalism". Ms. Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  21. ^ Stade, Kirsten (2022-07-11). "I Am Not a Slave to the Biological Clock". Ms. Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  22. ^ Bajaj, Nandita (2023-02-28). "Coercive Birth Policies Have Devastating Impacts on People and the Planet". Newsweek. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  23. ^ Stade, Kirsten (2023-06-13). "Saying Out Loud What Others Won't Even Whisper About Climate Change". Newsweek. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  24. ^ Stade, Kirsten (2023-10-18). "Technology Won't Save Us From Global Warming, but This Just Might". Newsweek. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  25. ^ Francis, David R. (2009-01-26). "Can Obama's family-planning policies help the economy?". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  26. ^ Ketcham, Christopher (2023-12-06). "Too Much? Too Little? Too Late?". Truthdig. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  27. ^ Ketcham, Christopher (2024-01-18). "The Seasons of Death for Wild Horses". Truthdig. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  28. ^ Bajaj, Nandita (2023-10-06). "The Rise of Pronatalism". CounterPunch. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  29. ^ Bajaj, Nandita (2023-05-10). "Population Growth is Not Good for People or the Planet". Inter Press Service. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  30. ^ Stade, Kirsten (2023-05-25). "Population Denialism is Reminiscent of Climate Denialism". Inter Press Service. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  31. ^ Archer Kent, Kate (2023-08-02). "A Minnesota nonprofit's solutions to human overpopulation". Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  32. ^ Goldsmith, William; Goldsmith, Alanna; Cunningham, Josh (2024-04-04). "No Vacancy feat Nandita Bajaj". Radio Paradise. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
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