: Biodiversity

News from Population Matters.

  • Mekong Delta Tour, Vietnam

    Running out of room: Humans encroaching on wildlife habitats

    Population growth means that humans will push further into wildlife habitats across more than 50% of land by 2070, causing biodiversity loss, increased human-wildlife conflict, and worsening outcomes for local communities. We then examine the positive solutions available such as Population Health Environment.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Photo by Heidi Fin on Unsplash

    PHE: The UK Government’s Narrow Outlooks Persist

    Following our campaign for the UK government to fund Population Health Environment projects, we’ve received an official response from the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office.

  • Should population be part of the ocean conservation conversation?

    Today is World Oceans Day, a youth-led movement looking to protect and celebrate the world’s oceans and improve our climate. In today’s guest post, oceans activist Daniel Caceres Bartra tells us why population should be part of the ocean conservation conversation.

  • World bee day: Pollinators being pushed to the precipice

    Today is World Bee Day. Bees play a vital role in our natural ecosystems, pollinating flowers and our crops but are in serious decline in the UK and internationally, due to intensification of agriculture to feed our growing population.

  • Sir David Attenborough with Meerkat

    David Attenborough’s greatest achievement

    Population Matters Patron Sir David Attenborough turns an impressive 98 years old on 8 May. The beloved broadcaster has much to be proud of and it is probably no exaggeration to say that nobody has inspired as many people to care about the environment as he has.

  • The merry month of may

    Well, here we are in the very merry month of May! We’re now a week into Population Matters’ Spring Action Month where we ask supporters to consider undertaking one or multiple Spring Actions to help our planet.