Protecting The Future Of Humanity
and
Creating A World We Can Be Proud Of

African boy drinking water from outdoor faucet

United Nations meeting - President Barack Obama speech

elderly woman wearing traditional headdress

We want the human race to become an intentional and forward-looking species with the global tools to improve and protect itself from global catastrophic threats.

We are building a grassroots movement encouraging citizens around the world to push for transformation of the United Nations system.

Managing global risks requires strong global systems

The Human Survival Project
a global grassroots organization
aimed at managing catastrophic
threats to civilization by pushing
for a more capable United Nations.

THE CAMPAIGN

The Human Survival Podcast

YouTube channel hosted

by Shelby Mertes, with the purpose of reaching a global audience.

THE SHOW

Martin Luther King, Jr - I Have A Dream speech, overlooking National Mall in Washington, DC

climate change protest march in New York City

Latest Episodes

Feeding Ourselves While Protecting The Planet: Miranda Mertes, Agroecology Researcher & Advocate

The current ways we grow food for 8 billion humans are damaging the planet - and it’s harder to grow food on a damaged planet. ...

Apr 292 min read

Maintaining Sanity As The World Falls Apart: Eva Jahn, Climate Emotional Resilience Institute

As we face the polycrisis of existential threats like climate change, nuclear weapons, pandemics and more, it’s common to feel difficult...

Jan 13 min read

Can We Have A Successful A.I. Future?: Sam Samanne, author and tech entrepreneur

In public conversations about artificial intelligence, we hear how AI will solve all of our problems and make us all happy and...

Nov 20, 20242 min read

Protecting The Future Of Humanity and Creating A World We Can Be Proud Of

The Human Survival Project a global grassroots organization aimed at managing catastrophic threats to civilization by pushing for a more capable United Nations.