“Providing access to contraception for 215 million women, mainly in developing countries, would help to stabilize population growth and significantly reduce the effects of climate change,” according to a report released Wednesday by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Nature News reports (Gilbert, 11/18).

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UNFPA Report Highlights Relationship Between Family Planning, Women’s Health And Climate Change

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