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Population Trends Information page of the United Nations Population Information Network. Comprehensive and authoritative information on world population growth, demographics, best and worst cases. A subset of the main UN population information page (below).
URL :http://www.undp.org/popin/wdtrends/wdtrends.htm

Main United Nations page on population information. It links to reports on population and development in various countries, the trends page, directory of institutes of the world, you can buy wall charts on population, on abortion, on contraception. The primo site.
URL: http://www.undp.org/popin/popin.htm
 
Population clock on-line Facing the Future Organisations on-line, real-time world population clock. It counts the number of people being added to the earth right now. Bookmark and revisit it to watch the world population increase before your very eyes!
URL: http://www.facingthefuture.org/index2.htm
 
Teaching Resource - Population ethics. The 'Facing the Future' organisation promotes discussion on human population growth and a sustainable future. This page poses some allegorical ethical dilemmas students from around 12 to 16 can put themselves in, and then discuss.
URL: http://www.facingthefuture.org/teacherscorner/teach-5.htm

Teaching Resource - Population Impacts Teachers discussion questions, activities, research assignments on population impacts for age 15-18 years on 5. Topics related to population and sustainability from the 'Facing the Future' organisation. These learning areas conform to various USA geography and curriculum standards aimed at aquiring knowledge of specific topics within the geography subject area.
URL: http://www.facingthefuture.org/teacherscorner/teacher-index.htm
 
Teacher and student resource - Population Connection  . Opulation Connection, Inc. offers good summary on line iinformation as well as orderable educational aids for students and teachers. Use the site index for navigation.
URL: http://www.populationconnection.org/Reports_Publications/
 
Population Action International Teaching and student resource includes a quiz, and information on the impact of population on sustainability.
URL:http://www.populationaction.org
 
 The State of World Population Report  The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) annual report on new developements in world population. The most recent report is 1998. A summary version is available. HTML pages or a PDF file.
URL: http://www.unfpa.org/swp/1998/thestate.htm
 
United States Census Bureau  http://www.census.gov Top rate source of population data information. The International Programmes Centre data access page (People/International) allows you to search any country for population statistics, including factors that affect population, such as mortality and fertility rates and more. Awesome. The Popclock (population clock) page gives minute by minute updates of the World population.
URL:http://www.census.gov
 
Population Reference Bureau The Population Reference Bureau   A source of population statistics and trends -world overviews, regional population statistics,  and an on-line magazine, 'Population Today'. Most is available for sale, and there are many resources for teaching - agin, mostly for sale.
URL:http://www.prb.org
 
Union of Concerned Scientists population FAQ  FAQ on Population growth. Simple, straightforward, authoratative, clear.Links to other parts of the site with further population information.
 http://www.ucsusa.org/resources/pop.myths.html debunks popular myths on population effects and trends
 http://www.ucsusa.org/resources/pop.science.html 'the population/environment connection' This is a very good summary (about 12 printer pages) of the whole population, growth, and available resources issue.
 
Center for Health Information  USAID information and trends on the population, fertility, contraception uptake, health, and Nutrition in around 100 developing countries
URL: http://www.cihi.com
  
Popular author interview "What Will It Take" by biologist and writer Paul Ehrlich. A 'Mother Jones Magazine' interview about the interconnections between gender, cultural roles, and family planning,and population
URL: http://bsd.mojones.com/mother_jones/SO95/ehrlich.html

Popular author interview "Visions" by biologist and author Gretchen Daily A 'Mother Jones Magazine' interview about population issues, and the relationship to quality of life.
URL: http://bsd.mojones.com/mother_jones/ND94/hurwitt.html

United Nations Development Program Worldwide Directory of Population Institutions - A worldwide, searcheable directory of population orientated organisations
URL: http://www.visitus.com/~unpopdir/default.htm

 The National Wildlife Federation Population page on population issues and impacts
URL: http://www.nwf.org/international/pop
 
 The Population Institute has a world population overview section, news, politics, and an on-line magazine 'Popline'.
URL: http://www.populationinstitute.org

 The Population Council page on population issues and trends, and information on controlling fertility. Icludes 'Studies in Family Planning', a professional journal.
URL: http://www.popcouncil.org

 Environmental Action and Information Center fact sheets on population
URL: http://www.enviro-info.org
 


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