Environmental security and population dynamics dominated September’s most popular stories. New guest posts on peacebuilding and natural resources in Afghanistan and climate change and conflict accompanied the launch of the latest issue of ECSP Report 14, on food security. Meanwhile, Elizabeth Leahy Madsen’s posts on aging and the second demographic dividend, growth in sub-Saharan Africa, and the latest UN updates to world population projections continued strong.

1. To Build Peace, Confront Afghanistan’s Natural Resource Paradox, Shamim Niazi

2. Why Do Climate Changes Lead to Conflict? Provocative New Study Leaves Questions, Josh Busby

3. Ethiopia Set to Achieve Millennium Development Goals in Child Mortality, Sarah Crowe/UNICEF

4. Harvesting Peace: Food Security, Conflict, and Cooperation, Emmy Simmons

5. Flooding in Uttarakhand Shows Why India Needs to Take Environmental Security More Seriously, Dhanasree Jayaram

6. For Fast-Growing Countries, Should Aging Be a Concern? Planning for the Second Demographic Dividend, Elizabeth Leahy Madsen

7. Why Has the Demographic Transition Stalled in Sub-Saharan Africa? Elizabeth Leahy Madsen

8. Development vs. Conservation: Global Trends in the Battle Over Oil in Ecuador’s Yasuní Rainforest, Scott Odell

9. New UN Population Projections Released: Pockets of High Fertility Drive Overall Increase, Elizabeth Leahy Madsen

10. From Ethiopia to Egypt, Girls’ Education Programs Combat Child Marriage, Swara Salih