Dear John,

Today is International Day for Biological Diversity. To mark it, we are proud to launch our new biodiversity campaign, HUMANATURE. And we want you to be involved!

Nature is under pressure from humans as never before. Human activity, driven by population growth, is destroying the Earth’s biodiversity and causing a sixth mass extinction.

Our HUMANATURE campaign emphasises that we must all see ourselves as an integral part of nature, not separate from or superior to it. We depend on nature and our lives are enriched by it. We can repay that debt by taking action, locally, nationally and globally, to slow and end human population growth and help protect our precious planet and the species we share it with.

Your support will be vital in helping us to take forward our work, be it our ongoing biodiversity actions or new initiatives. Read more on our campaigns page.

We are launching our campaign by focusing on animals that are so often neglected when it comes to conservation and the protection of the natural world. Our Insect Populations Matter initiative recognises that insects are crucial for all life on Earth, including us, but their populations are in a terrifying decline across the world. Human-induced threats, such as deforestation for agriculture, climate change and pollution, all driven by human population growth, could spell disaster.

As individuals, we can make a difference - check out our Insect Populations Matter page for suggestions about what you can do where you live to protect insects and help boost their numbers.

Together, we can make a huge difference for nature!

Thanks for your ongoing support.

Best wishes,

Andrew Howard
Senior Campaigner
Population Matters