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“All our environmental problems become easier to solve with fewer people, and harder – and ultimately impossible – to solve with ever more people.”

Sir David Attenborough
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Is population growth yesterday’s problem?
At Population Matters, we’re often told that population growth is no longer a going concern. But is that really the case?
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The World of Population Projections
The UN is generally considered the top dog of population projections but are there any viable alternatives?
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Six months on from the overturning of Roe v. Wade
Yesterday would have marked the 50th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, had it not been overturned in June last year.