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Dear John,

Our patron, Sir David Attenborough once said:

All our environmental problems become easier to solve with fewer people, and harder - and ultimately impossible - to solve with ever more people.

Since we launched our anniversary appeal in April more than 380 of our members and supporters have agreed that solving our environmental problems can be made possible, if population growth is addressed by both governments and individuals globally - which is exactly what Population Matters is campaigning to achieve.

With their support, our anniversary appeal to accelerate our campaigns is half way to its £100,000 target.

Can you also give just £30 (or whatever amount you can spare) to our appeal, joining us and hundreds of others who want to make a better future possible?

YES, I'LL DONATE

We know the scale and urgency of the changes we need can sometimes paint a hopeless picture, especially in light of the latest IPCC report on climate change that states human activity has unequivocally contributed to the perilous state of our planet.

But we still think the glass is half full.

With heightened awareness across the world, key government-level environmental meetings on the horizon, and more voices, young and old, shouting louder than ever before, we still have hope - and think you do too.

It is the collective optimism of everyone around us - including people like you - who believe that population growth is one of the most critical issues of our time and that it can be solved positively and ethically, which inspires us to keep shining a light on the scientific evidence and positive stories. Even in the face of adversity.

We encourage smaller families (particularly in the Global North where per person consumption and carbon footprints are much higher), and ensure that ethical and empowering actions to achieve a sustainable population can be made possible globally.

With your support, we can elevate our message of empowerment and choice-based solutions as being the key to a better future for us and our planet.

DONATE NOW

Addressing population is not the only solution to climate change, the extinction crisis and other environmental challenges we face. There is much else that needs to be done - but adding ever more people to the billions already here makes each of those other solutions more difficult to achieve.

Please help us to keep moving population up the agenda to create a just world, in which everyone has a decent standard of life and the opportunities they deserve, and the natural world around us is healthy and flourishing.

Together, let's prove that solving our environmental problems is possible.

Thank you very much for your support.

Robin Maynard
Director

P.S. You can donate in other ways, including by sending a cheque made payable to ‘Population Matters’, with your name, address and "30 years appeal" on the back to: FREEPOST Population Matters.