Vol. 4 No. 2 (2020)
Praxis

Endangered species condoms: a social marketing tool for starting conversations about population

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  • Sarah Baillie,
  • Kelley Dennings,
  • Stephanie Feldstein
Sarah Baillie
Center for Biological Diversity
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Kelley Dennings
Center for Biological Diversity
Bio
Stephanie Feldstein
Center for Biological Diversity
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3197/jps.2020.4.2.31

Published 2020-06-01

Keywords

  • endangered species,
  • outreach,
  • overconsumption,
  • social marketing

How to Cite

Baillie, Sarah, Kelley Dennings, and Stephanie Feldstein. 2020. “Endangered Species Condoms: A Social Marketing Tool for Starting Conversations about Population”. The Journal of Population and Sustainability 4 (2):31–44. https://doi.org/10.3197/jps.2020.4.2.31.

Copyright (c) 2020 Sarah Baillie, Kelley Dennings, Stephanie Feldstein

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Abstract

The Endangered Species Condoms project was launched 10 years ago to bring the discussion of human population growth back into the environmental movement with a focus on human rights and reproductive justice. In that time, more than 1 million condoms have been distributed by thousands of volunteers. The principles of social marketing are used through the Endangered Species Condoms project to create a national discourse around the population issue. They are introduced in both formal teaching settings like high school and university classrooms as well as informal settings like community events and after-hours programing at zoos and museums to reach a broad, diverse audience.

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