In this podcast, journalist Sam Eaton describes the process of producing two pieces that aired on Marketplace and NewsHour last year on the connection between population, the environment, and food security in the Philippines. Eaton visited the rural village of Humayhumay where PATH Foundation Philippines, Inc., has a pilot program distributing contraceptives and teaching community members about conservation and sustainable livelihoods. Although Eaton said he was at first hesitant to tackle such an “abstract concept” as integrated population, health, and environment development, he found on the ground that it had “all the elements of a good story” and there were tangible benefits visible within the community. Eaton discussed his reporting at the Wilson Center on January 28.

In this podcast, journalist Sam Eaton describes the process of producing two pieces that aired on Marketplace and NewsHour last year on the connection between population, the environment, and food security in the Philippines. Eaton visited the rural village of Humayhumay where PATH Foundation Philippines, Inc., has a pilot program distributing contraceptives and teaching community members about conservation and sustainable livelihoods. Although Eaton said he was at first hesitant to tackle such an “abstract concept” as integrated population, health, and environment development, he found on the ground that it had “all the elements of a good story” and there were tangible benefits visible within the community. Eaton discussed his reporting at the Wilson Center on January 28.

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