![Screenshot of video lesson plan "Carbon Crunch" showing carbon emissions by country](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Carbon-Crunch-Video-Thumbnail-125x125.png)
Students work in small groups to determine the main environmental concerns during given periods of history and...
![A favela in Rio de Janeiro near a built-up area of the city.](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/favela-rio-de-janeiro-text-125x125.jpg)
Urbanization background reading: Our world population is rapidly urbanizing. Yet, urban and suburban sprawl in developed countries...
![The skyline of Shenzhen in southern China at night.](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/shenzhen-skyline-text-125x125.jpg)
Urbanization case study reading: A profile of the growth of Shenzhen, China.
![A fishing boat in Aralsk, Kazakhstan remains on shore after no longer being proximate to the evaporating Aral Sea.](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/aralsk-kazakhstan-text-125x125.jpg)
Water resources case study reading: A profile of Asia’s Aral Sea, the reasons it is disappearing and...
![Two men pumping water from a well in India.](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/men-pumping-water-well-text-125x125.png)
Water resources case study reading: Charitable programs building water wells in Sub-Saharan Africa have learned that providing...
![A pangolin hunting for ants in the dirt.](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/pangolin-hunting-ants-text-125x125.jpg)
Biodiversity case study reading: A profile of one of the world’s most unusual and most threatened animals.
![A fishing net caught on ocean reefs at the bottom of the ocean near the Danguan Island in the Philippines.](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/fishing-net-on-coral-text-125x125.jpg)
Oceans background reading: Take a closer look at the largest habitat on Earth and see the impact...
![Aerial view of the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. The world's largest camp of Syrian refugees.](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/syrian-refugee-camp-in-jordan-125x125.jpg)
Population dynamics case study reading: Refugee stories from the unprecedented migration of people from the war-torn Middle...
![A woman in Kigali, Rwanda speaking to other women and girls.](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/women-in-kigali-rwanda-text-125x125.jpg)
Health case study reading: Discover Rwanda’s success in improving child and maternal mortality over the past 20...
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"The activities not only bring out important content, but they also provide real-world context for environmental, population and sustainability issues. They engage participants in very thought-provoking and critical-thinking discussions.”
Helen de la Maza, Environmental Educator, Irvine, CA