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MAY 2025

Dear John,

We’ve just launched our new Nature Can’t Wait appeal - raising urgent support for iconic species under threat from unsustainable human activity. Even better, all donations will be match-funded, doubling your impact at no extra cost to you! Find out more below.

This month’s update also includes new insights into some of the species featured in our Vanishing Icons report, and a look ahead to World Oceans Day on 8 June and the UN Oceans Conference that follows, where we’ll be getting updates from a friend of Population Matters on the ground.

Thank you for your continued support!

– The Population Matters team

POPULATION AND ENVIRONMENT

Vanishing Icons: Endangered species still under threat

Two years after our original [Vanishing Icons]([link removed]) report, tigers, elephants, chimpanzees and mountain lions remain in peril. Human-driven habitat loss, climate change and population growth continue to push these species toward extinction. Read our latest update on their status and what can still be done to protect them.

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Population growth to hit poorest nations hardest

At TEDxSydney, Professor Corey Bradshaw- co-author of our [Fragile Futures]([link removed]) report -presented modelling showing that countries with rapid population growth face disproportionate environmental and economic challenges. His findings underscore the urgent need for equitable solutions to global population pressures.

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UK report explores birthrate decline and future impacts

A new briefing from the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology examines the social and economic consequences of falling fertility. Population Matters’ Joshua Hill contributed expert insight on the implications, as policymakers grapple with how to respond to shifting demographics.

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UN urges global action to halt nature loss

Marking the International Day for Biological Diversity, António Guterres warned that no country can ignore the crisis. He called for urgent action to reverse biodiversity loss, implement the Kunming-Montreal Framework, and support those most affected by environmental degradation.

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NEWS

Aid cuts put girls’ education and equality at risk

UK government plans to cut international aid spending have sparked concern over the future of girls’ education worldwide. Experts warn that reducing investment now will reverse hard-won progress on gender equality and undermine global development goals.

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UN Ocean Conference: A time for urgency

World leaders, scientists and campaigners will gather in Nice, France from 9-13 June to tackle the escalating ocean crisis. With marine biodiversity in rapid decline, the conference aims to deliver a global action plan as ambitious as the Paris Agreement, but this time for the seas.

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TAKE ACTION

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Nature Can't Wait – Double Your Impact for Wildlife

Iconic species are vanishing, but there’s hope. Right now, your donation to our Nature Can’t Wait appeal will be doubled at no extra cost to you. From elephants to coral reefs, your gift will go twice as far to tackle the threats of unsustainable population growth and human pressure on nature.

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Quote of the month

"The ocean can recover faster than we had ever imagined, it can bounce back to life."

- Sir David Attenborough, Population Matters patron in his new documentary Oceans

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