News from Population Matters.
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No water, no life: Population growth and climate change are fuelling the water crisis
From India to sub-Saharan Africa to Britain, local water shortages are turning into a global water crisis due to population pressure and climate change. India is running dry India is…
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UN report: Small change in family size, big change in future population
According to new UN data, the world’s population is projected to grow by more than 3 billion people by the end of the century, increasing from the current 7.7 bn…
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Trump’s Global Gag Rule is killing people
A new report reveals the extent of the damage caused by President Trump’s global family planning funding cuts. Vulnerable women and girls around the world are being deprived of vital…
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Are we getting through?
Last June, we wrote a news article reporting a sudden increase in media coverage for population issue. That momentum has continued. For years a taboo subject, the dangers of unsustainable…
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Small families around the world share their thoughts
We asked people why they chose to have small families and were overwhelmed by the hundreds of testimonials we received from around the world. Both parents and child-free people shared…
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One million species face extinction unless we address population growth
A major new UN report on the state of the world’s biodiversity grabbed headlines this week with its alarming message that nature is being destroyed faster than ever before. Three-quarters…
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Letting the elephant out of the room: Our 2019 Conference
Population Matters’ public conference in London this past Saturday left attendees feeling enlightened and inspired. Following a successful first conference last year on human population and climate change, this year’s…
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State of the World Population: Women and girls left behind
The latest UNFPA State of the World Population report highlights widespread and persistent gender inequality, with hundreds of millions of women around the world still unable to control how many children…
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Human population growth squeezing out Serengeti wildlife, study shows
A new study published in the journal Science reveals that rapid human population growth along the edge of the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem is squeezing out wildlife and damaging the ecosystem, despite…
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Population growth slows progress towards Sustainable Development Goals, says UN
The world is not on track to meeting the Sustainable Development Goals because efforts to implement them have not kept pace with rapid human population growth, according to the United Nations….