A major analysis found that while wild animals in lower income countries can benefit from sustainable development and even economic growth, continued human population growth consistently causes wildlife decline.

The UN's Sustainable Development Goals imply that there is no longer any need to reduce global population growth, even though it is a serious problem that undermines most of the SDG targets. By adding a further SDG aimed at slowing the increase in population, the world could yet save the UN’s 2030 Agenda, write PM Director Robin Maynard and Frank Götmark of The Overpopulation Project.

The UN’s Climate Action Summit in New York City wrapped up last week, leaving many environmentalists feeling deeply disappointed. Despite pressure from youth activists led by 16-year-old Greta Thunberg, a record-breaking global Climate Strike, and a call to action from PM Patron Sir David Attenborough, world leaders yet again failed to make meaningful commitments.

A new study published in the journal Science recorded a 29% drop in US and Canada bird populations since 1970, which translates into a net loss of almost 3 billion individuals. The main drivers are thought to be habitat destruction and agricultural pesticide use.

This blog post by The Overpopulation Project criticises the failure of conservation groups to point out the role of human population growth in the decline.

Our Comms Officer Olivia Nater writes that as well as being morally essential, achieving global gender equality would make an unparalleled contribution to improving lives, reducing emissions and halting the destruction of nature. So why does women's empowerment remain a chronically underfunded and overlooked solution?

As this month marked both World Contraception Day and International Safe Abortion Day, it was fitting that the UK Government announced welcome plans to spend an additional £600 million on sexual and reproductive health and rights in developing countries. The funds will be dispersed over 5 years, with most of them going to support the vital work of the UN population fund (UNFPA).