News from Population Matters.
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Hungary: Demography is destiny
We’re launching a new series revisiting our Welcome to Gilead campaign, exploring global restrictions on women’s reproductive rights. In this instalment, we revisit the chapter on Hungary’s demography from our 2021 Welcome to Gilead report.
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Over £27,000 raised in End of Year appeal – Thank You!
As we approach the end of the year, we would like to thank all our amazing supporters for their donations this year. All that we do is enabled through your generosity, which we value so much.
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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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What are the criticisms of degrowth?
We continue our series exploring alternative economic models. Here in the second part of our series on Degrowth, a model that calls for deliberately reducing energy and resource consumption within the economy, we examine the criticisms of degrowth.
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Degrowth: Rethinking Our Economic Future
The concept of Degrowth challenges the conventional belief that endless economic growth is the only thing to strive for. It offers a vision for a sustainable future by addressing the environmental and social costs of growth-focused economies.
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Beyond Profit: An Introduction to the Solidarity Economy
In a world where economic growth often overshadows community and environmental well-being, the concept of the “solidarity economy” offers a refreshing perspective. Unlike traditional models focused on profit maximisation and market competition, the solidarity economy emphasises cooperation, social equity and ecological sustainability.
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Can social capitalism Fix Our System?
Social capitalism is an approach that prioritises people’s welfare over profit. It’s capitalism with a focus on improved social outcomes and more environmental sustainability. But can capitalism be adapted to put people and planet before profit?
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Local Economy: Strengthening Communities with Sustainable Growth
The Local Economy focuses on fostering sustainable growth, creating job opportunities, and enhancing the quality of life within a specific community or region. This approach strengthens communities’ economies by supporting local businesses, promoting entrepreneurship, and fostering collaboration among stakeholders.
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Nature’s Decline Deepens: Insights from the Living Planet Report 2024
The Living Planet Report 2024 reveals that wildlife populations have dropped 73% on average since 1970. It warns that national governments are failing to meet biodiversity targets and calls for an urgent need to transform our current economic and food systems, but it only skirts around the issue of continued global population growth.
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Rethinking Prosperity: How the Care Economy Redefines Success
How can we reorient economies to prioritise people and the planet over profit? The Care Economy is one such reimagining, that values human wellbeing and sustainability above traditional profit-driven approaches, which undervalue and neglect care work.