Programs and Publications

The Center for Environment and Population (CEP), with its partners, works in two Program areas.  They include:

• Emerging Issues in Environment and Population, and;
• Building New Population-Environment Leadership

Emerging Issues in Environment and Population

Under this program, CEP and its partners work with experts in the field to identify emerging trends on the issues, both in the U.S. and globally.  Focus is on human population factors (such as rates of growth, density, movement, composition, and resource consumption) and their environmental and climate change impact.   The Program addresses such topics as "Population and"...Energy, Climate Change, Biodiversity, Plant and Animal Species Habitat, Terrestrial and Marine Ecosystems, Forests, Fisheries, Water, Oceans, Agriculture and Food, Land Use, Urbanization and Sprawl.

As part of the program, CEP and partners:  1) produce outstanding, cutting-edge reports and other materials for a wide variety of audiences, and;  2) carry out follow-up activities on policy and public outreach.  To report on the issues, CEP conducts:

-State-by-State and National Assessments of population-environment, and;
-Experts' workshops, reports and briefings on a particular issue.

Publications include:

• 50 States Ranking: Population, Energy & Climate Change (interactive map and report upcoming)
• Global Population and Climate Change briefing report (upcoming)
• Global Population and the Environment briefing report (upcoming)
• U.S. Population, Energy & Climate Change
• U.S. National Report on Population and the Environment

This "first of its kind" groundbreaking report features a visually compelling, easy-to-understand guide to national, regional, and state population and environmental trends.  It is also uniquely demonstrates America's role in the global context.  Fact sheets from the report are also available.

• U.S. State Reports on Population and the Environment Series

As part of this series, the New Hampshire State Report is available in hard copy and online on this website, with follow-up activities (see Activities).  In Spring 2006 the Michigan State Report was launched, with partner National Wildlife Federation.  Each year a new state report is produced and series of follow-up activities held.

• Issues on Population & the Environment Series

This series covers emerging issues in depth, or provides additional background resources.  Included in the series are: #1 Bibliography of Sources and #2 University Courses. Both are available in hard copy or online on this website.

•  Other CEP Publications:

-CEP is Executive Producer of the global AAAS Atlas of Population and Environment (see Activities), which won the prestigious "American Library Association's Best Research Publication" award.  It is available online at http://atlas.aaas.org/.

-Human Population and Freshwater Resources: U.S. Cases and International Perspectives, Yale University Bulletin.

Follow-Up Activities

The Center organizes follow-up activities to integrate its publications into policy and public outreach from the local to global level.  Included are Town Hall Meetings, media and policy briefings, grassroots workshops, and more (see Activities).

Building New Population-Environment Leadership

Under this program, CEP establishes opportunities for new, young leaders on the issues through a wide range of activities including internships, fellowships, lecture series, school and young activists' workshops, and other means. 

The Center partners with leading universities and colleges across the U.S. to do seminars and host internships.  CEP is also launching the Population-Environment Fellowship Award.  Graduate students will be invited to apply for the Fellowships, for which they will receive a stipend and credit towards their Masters or Doctorate degrees.  The Fellow(s) will produce papers and participate in activities centered on the U.S.'s role within the global context relating to population's environmental impacts. 

If you would like to participate in a CEP new leadership project, please contact CEP directly.