On Earth Day, 22 April, Population Matters published two fully-referenced reports drawing on over 50 scientific, peer-reviewed sources on the links between population and climate change, and population and biodiversity. They provide all the evidence and arguments you need to make the credible case for positive, empowering population solutions to help fight the climate emergency and the sixth mass extinction.

This month, we were delighted to welcome our new Senior Campaigner, Andrew Howard, and our new Empower to Plan Project Coordinator, Catriona Spaven-Donn. We are also very pleased that our former Campaigner, Florence Blondel, has temporarily returned to PM in a part-time capacity (from her US base) as Outreach Coordinator. Our team is now bigger than ever before - a great start to our 30th anniversary year!

We're excited to announce the confirmation of Judy Ling Wong as a new Population Matters Patron. Judy is a painter, poet and environmentalist, best known as the Honorary President of Black Environment Network (BEN).

We were pleased to see the publication of our letter to The Guardian exposing the false claims in Polly Toynbee’s disappointingly shortsighted and narrow article 'Britain’s falling birthrate will damage our society'.

Paediatrics expert Peter Le Souëf explains why unsustainable population growth hurts children the most and calls for placing current and future child welfare at the centre of the need to combat overpopulation. 

To celebrate Population Matters’ 30th anniversary year, activist Stella Wright from our London group asked our President, Jonathon Porritt, some searching questions about the population issue and the future.

New research by our friends Global Footprint Network shows 72% of the global population live in countries which have below average income and can't meet their own resource needs domestically, increasing the risk of resource scarcity and extreme poverty. Their statement also points out the importance and benefits of encouraging smaller families.

A new study published in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change concludes that only 3% of Earth's natural habitats remain undamaged by human activities. The researchers found that many areas that can appear intact from above have in fact lost a significant proportion of their native wildlife compared to pristine wilderness.

Girls as young as ten are legally getting married in the United States - nearly 300,000 since 2000, according to a new report by Unchained At Last. With no protective federal law in place, over 20 states allow for child marriage at 16 years, and 10 have no age limit whatsoever. Population Matters Outreach Coordinator Florence Blondel uncovers an ugly and little-known truth.

We have some amazing Choice Champions among our supporters. Childfree athlete and motivational coach Kate Strong is gearing up to attempt some the world’s most gruelling physical challenges. She recounts how her interest in the environment and women’s rights prompted her to become a spokesperson for female empowerment in every sense of the word.