The United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN)

The UN Population Information Network web site features an extensive collection of links, resources, and statistics related to population issues and development including an electronic library, regional information, population estimates and projections, and much more. This is a great place to start. Visit the POPIN Gopher Menu for links to documents and information about population issues worldwide.

U.S. Census Bureau: International Programs Center

The International Programs Center (IPC), which is part of the Population Division of the U.S. Bureau of the Census, conducts demographic and socioeconomic studies and strengthens statistical development around the world through technical assistance, training, and software products. Its work is commissioned and funded by federal agencies, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, private businesses, and other governments. This site offers statistics and links to information about world population.

The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Demography and Population Studies

This site features one of the most comprehensive collections of links and information related to population studies and demography. Follow links to related WWW Virtual Library sites or browse through the many resource links related to population.

PopNet

PopNet is a resource for population information. With PopNet, you can search the most comprehensive directory of population-related web sites available--by topic or keyword, by organization, or through PopNet's clickable world map. PopNet presents information on population topics such as Demographic Statistics, Economics, Education, Environment, Gender, Policy and Reproductive Health.

Zero Population Growth

Zero Population Growth (ZPG) is a national nonprofit organization working to slow population growth and achieve a sustainable balance between the Earth's people and its resources. ZPG offers a large selection of resources for educators.

Population Reference Bureau (PRB)

The Population Reference Bureau is a leader in providing timely and objective information on U.S. and international population trends and their implications. PRB sponsors PopNet, an extensive collection of links to information about population issues, as well as a number of publications and reports related to worldwide population trends.

Population Action International (PAI)

The PAI web site features resources related to population issues worldwide. Take the Pop Quiz, view population facts and figures, or read reports about important issues.

Population and Sustainable Development (PSD)

This site, hosted by International Directorate of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, features information about the AAAS program on Population and Sustainable Development (PSD) aims to address this problem by providing policy-oriented and field-oriented scientific evidence on the relationship between human population and the environment.

National Geographic: Millennium Population Report

Explore the complexities of human population in this newest Millennium offering as veteran journalists take you beyond statistics—into the stories of ourrapidly reproducing species.

Center for International Health Information

The Center for International Health Information (CIHI) serves under contract as a health data reference bureau for the Population, Health and Nutrition Center (PHNC) of USAID's Global Bureau. Check out the Country Health Profiles section for information about specific countries.

Population and Health in Developing Nations Group Paper

This site was developed by Don Rambadt for a course offered for students at UW-Whitewater. This assignment is a good example of how the Internet could be used to supplement a lesson or activity related to international development issues.

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