homepage - programs - population - population justice environmental challenge
The Population Justice Environmental Challenge
Take the Population Justice and Environmental Challenge Today!
Sign our petition to renew U.S. global leadership on human rights, community health, gender equality and environmental sustainability.
What's the Challenge?
We are at a pivotal moment for people and the planet. Today, the largest-ever generation of youth is coming of age. The choices this generation makes will impact our lives, families, and world for years to come. Yet, too many people lack the power and the means to make real choices about their health and their livelihoods. Meanwhile, environmental crises like climate change and water scarcity threaten our collective future. Read more.
What's the Solution?
A justice framework for population-environment issues identifies inequality as a root cause of both rapid population growth and environmental damage. On the population side, we must address the gender and economic inequalities that cause people to want large families or prevent women from exercising their reproductive rights. On the environment side, we must address inequitable resource consumption that cuts a huge swath of destruction across the globe, and extreme poverty that forces people to strip mine their resources. Read more.
Take Action Today!
Now is the time for global citizens to demand renewed U.S. global leadership on human rights, community health, gender equality, and environmental sustainability. Together we can create a more just, equitable, and sustainable world!
Sign our petition to renew U.S. global leadership on human rights, community health, gender equality and environmental sustainability.
Get Involved!
The Population Justice Environmental Challenge is a nationwide campaign that aims to advance global reproductive health and sustainable development solutions. Through public education and outreach, coalition-building, and empowering youth leaders, we build grassroots support for universal access to voluntary family planning and comprehensive sexuality education, advancing sustainable development efforts that alleviate poverty and improve the status of women and girls, and reducing wasteful consumption in the context of social and economic equity.
Since we launched the PJE Challenge on International Women's Day March 8th 2009, we are collecting petition signatures in support of $1 billion for international family planning, access to comprehensive sex education and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. You can play a key role in our effort to build more support for these efforts and make sure President Obama and national decision-makers are hearing from us by getting involved with our campaign!