Official reports

These links are to selected official information on population and the environment. If any have been superseded by a later issue, please let us know. For full research, analysis and news briefings go to the main Optimum Population Trust website below:

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Abortion Policies - UN DESA 2007

Child Well-Being - UNICEF 2007

Climate Change - UNFPA, WEDO 2009

Climate Change - IPCC 2007

Climate Change - Stern Review 2006

Conflict - Prepared for the Pentagon 2008

Contraceptive Use - UN DESA 2005

Contraceptive Trends - D&H Surveys 2007

Contraceptive Forecasts - PRB 2008

Ecosystems - WWF 2008

Environment - OECD 2008

Environment - UNEP 2008

Fertility - CIA 2007

Fisheries - FAO 2008

Food - IFPRI 2007

Food - ITEM club 2008

Migration - UN DESA 2006

Migration - UNDP 2009

Millenium Development Goals - UN 2007

Oceans - UNEP 2008

Population - PRB 2009

Population and Development - UNFPA 2008

Population Discussion Paper - World Bank 2007

Population Policies - UN DESA 2007

Population Projections UK - ONS 2007

Population Projections World - UN DESA 2008

Sea - Marine Conservation Society 2008

Soil fertility - UK Royal Agricultural Society 2008

Urbanisation - UN FPA 2007

Urbanisation Prospects - UN DESA 2007

Water - UN WWAP 2009

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