News from Population Matters.
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Earth Overshoot Day – We Are in Debt to Our Planet
Earth Overshoot Day (July 24th) comes faster than ever.
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World Population Day 2025 – WITH OUR PARTNERS, WE ARE PROTECTING NATURE
Today is World Population Day, a day where we reflect on the collective impact of over 8 billion people on the planet. Our growing population and rising consumption are putting the planet under pressure like never before. With wildlife species already going extinct, nature can’t wait for us to take action. We decided to reach…
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Worst Black Friday Deals for The Planet
It’s Black Friday – when prices are slashed and hyper-consumerism goes into overdrive. But while other lists detail the best Black Friday deals on offer, here we examine the biggest environmental costs to the planet.
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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.
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Empowering young Voices and Shaping Global Policy on International Youth Day
As we celebrate International Youth Day, the McGill Youth Advisory Delegation reflects on its mission and the pivotal role youth play in shaping youth-centred global policies.
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The duel threats to endangered elephants
This World Elephant Day, we revisit the elephant chapter of our Vanishing Icons report. It explores the main reasons African elephants are endangered: poaching and habitat fragmentation, and how population growth contributes to both.
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On being Childfree as an opportunity to care
1 August is International Childfree Day, a day to highlight and celebrate the choice to not have children. Population Matters’ Accountant Lisa Vella talks about her experience of being Childfree.
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Planet’s annual budget of resources used up in just 7 months
On 1 August 2024, we reach a critical milestone – Earth Overshoot Day. We interviewed two of the people responsible for calculating the date to find out more.
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The Battle for Territory: How Human Expansion Affects Tiger Habitat
This International Tiger Day, we revisit the tiger chapter of our Vanishing Icons report. It investigates the loss of tiger habitat, 57% of which is within 5km of a road, and the impacts of population growth.
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The Road to 10 Billion: World Population Projections 2024
The United Nations has today released its updated population projections up to 2100. It predicts there’ll be another two billion people on the planet by 2061, peaking at 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s.