A critique of population control narratives reproduced by international development actors in the 21st centuryampampampnbspampampampnbspSince the turn of the millennium American media scientists and environmental activists have insisted that the global population crisis is ampampamp8220backampampamp8221ampampamp8212and that the only way to avoid catastrophic climate change is to ensure womenampampamp8217s universal access to contraception. Did the population problem ever disappear What is bringing it backampampamp8212and why now In On Infertile Ground Jade S. Sasser explores how a small network of international development actors including private donors NGO program managers scientists and youth advocates is bringing population back to the center of public environmental debate.