News from Population Matters.
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Debunking myths: Population growth will stop soon anyway
A common myth is that we don’t need to worry about population growth because it will stop soon anyway. But the facts simply don’t back that up.
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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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Happy World Population Day… but you really don’t need to breed for Britain
Population Matters’ CEO Amy Jankiewicz has written a comment piece for the Independent, which we have mirrored below. The article challenges pronatalism in the context of continued worldwide population growth and highlights some of the devastating impacts on the planet and its wildlife species.
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Drowned Out: Why Whale Beachings Are On The Rise
Following the tragic mass beaching of 77 pilot whales on World Population Day, we assess how human activity is damaging the world’s oceans and having catastrophic effects for the survival of the world’s marine species.
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World Population Day: inspiring changemakers and 10.3 billion
World Population Day 2024 has passed, and the big news is the global population is now due to peak in 60 years. Here we round up a busy day for Population Matters, including an analysis of the new population projections, a look back at our online event and an inspirational new group of award winners.
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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.
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World Population Day 2024: Change Champions
To mark World Population Day 2024 on 11 July, we are giving awards to individuals and organisations across the globe for their progressive and inspiring work defending the environment, promoting reproductive rights and enlightening the public about the challenges we face and the solutions available!
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Why the world needs fewer babies – part three
The final of a three-part series exploring the widespread push to increase birth rates around the world. In this edition, Campaign and Communications Specialist Florence Blondel discusses our continuing population growth and how we can adapt to a low-fertility future.