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Let’s curb biodiversity loss

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Vanishing Icons

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Gifts in Wills

Would you consider leaving a legacy?

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Discover our new apple campaign

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Our new report on coercive pronatalism

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Our vision is of a future in which our population co-exists in harmony with nature and prospers on a healthy planet, to the benefit of all.
“All our environmental problems become easier to solve with fewer people, and harder – and ultimately impossible – to solve with ever more people.”
David Attenborough

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Current world population

The issue

World Population facts

By the end of this century there could be billions more of us on our one planet. Find out about the numbers and what they mean for our future.

Solutions

Ending population growth can be achieved through positive, empowering, choice-based actions which improve people’s lives and bring multiple other benefits.

Empower To Plan

Empower to Plan is our programme to fund independent grassroots projects delivering family planning, gender equality and environmental protection. Learn more about current projects and how you can help.

Population Explorer

Our Population Explorer is an interactive online tool providing insights into population growth and its impacts on nature, climate change and our demand for the Earth’s resources. Why not try it out now!

Take action

Ask your political representatives to help curb biodiversity loss

Population Health Environment (PHE) has been proven to have better results than single sector projects, however it has been neglected as an approach by the UK government. We need your help to get PHE higher up the agenda.

Gilead Watch: Protect women’s rights from pronatal politicians

Politicians and others across the world want to limit people’s rights in order to boost the birth rate. Our campaign shines a light on the threat.

Urge the UK Chancellor to reverse devastating aid cuts

The UK government’s cuts in 2020 have slashed billions of pounds in aid to the world’s most vulnerable people. Contact them to demand action.

Join the global family

Across the world, people are choosing smaller families. Some don’t yet have that choice. Join our Global Small Family to show your support.

LATEST NEWS

  • COP16: Amplifying Our Partner’s Voices

    The United Nations Biodiversity Conference is taking place in Cali, Colombia this year, and we are excited to be sponsoring our long-time partners Women for Conservation to attend the event and promote family planning as an important aspect when it comes to protecting biodiversity.

  • Right to Repair: A Path Towards Circular Economics

    Today is International Repair Day, an annual event to celebrate those who help consumers repair their products, reducing their impact upon the planet. The right to repair movement is a crucial part of the transition to a circular economy.

  • Debunking Myths: Population Distracts from Bigger Issues

    As the world grapples with the increasing impacts of the climate crisis, a common argument we face is that focusing on population growth is a distraction from addressing the bigger issues. This myth, however, oversimplifies a complex reality.

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