October 2022 Update

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OCTOBER 2022

Dear John,

Firstly, apologies for the later-than-usual arrival of this email in your
inbox this month. We updated our website this week and wanted to ensure
everything was working as it should before sending this. Although you
shouldn't notice too many changes, do check out the new website [3] and if
you see anything that doesn't look quite right, please let us know.

Now we turn our thoughts to 15 November, the day the UN predicts we will
pass 8 billion people on the planet for the first time. To mark this
milestone, we've commissioned a new report, _Crisis Point: The World at 8
Billion People_, and we also have 8 suggested actions you could take in the
days ahead. In other news, we comment on two important environmental
reports, discuss recent population happenings from around the globe and
share a compelling article written by a PM consultant on the importance of
sex education to young girls in India.

- The PM team

NEWS FROM POPULATION MATTERS

Population round-up from around the globe

As we edge towards 8 billion, conversations around population growth are
becoming ever harder to ignore. We wanted to take the opportunity to
highlight some of these conversations happening on the ground, including
encouraging words on birth control from the Tanzanian president and family
planning stories in Nigeria.

Read more [4]

#8BillionAndCounting: 8 actions on or before 15 November

At 9 am (GMT) on 15 November 2022, the human population will reach 8
billion. It's a momentous occasion, but represents an opportunity to take
positive action. Here are 8 suggested things you can do on or before the
day, ranging from talking to 8 people about why population matters to
running, walking, cycling or swimming 8km.

Read more [5]

Crisis point: the world at 8 billion people

Did you know 8 billion people weigh a combined 496 billion kilograms, the
equivalent of three million Boeing 747 aircraft? Interesting, but what does
8 billion of us actually mean for the planet? This new report digs a little
deeper.

Read more [6]

The intersection of population, poverty, and climate change

Director Robin Maynard has written a great piece in _Philanthropy News
Digest_ to mark the birth of the 8 billionth person, explaining what these
numbers mean for the planet and everybody on it, including the positive
solutions advocated by PM.

Read more [7]

POPULATION & ENVIRONMENT

The Living Planet Report - nature needs a helping hand

The _Living Planet Report_, jointly released by WWF and the Zoological
Society of London, revealed that on average wildlife populations have
dropped 69% since 1970. We take a look at the report and where they have
factored in human numbers.

Read more [8]

Human numbers soar, birds plummet

After the release of BirdLife's latest _State of the World's Birds_ report,
we looked at the role of human population growth on the condition of bird
populations, with one in eight bird species at threat of extinction and the
majority in decline.

Read more [9]

WOMEN'S RIGHTS & SEXUAL HEALTH

Sexual Education Key for Young Girls in India

"Education is one of the most important tools to empower individuals,
especially women and young girls. According to the 2011 census, the
literacy rate stands at 74% while the rate of literacy among women is just
65.46%."

An eye-opening piece on _SheThePeople_ on the importance of sex education
for Indian girls, from PM consultant Debanjana Choudhuri.

Read more [10]

Empower to Plan: Local funding, global impact

The mission of our Empower to Plan programme is, "to enable grassroots
organisations across the world to empower women, girls and entire
communities to have full sexual and reproductive health and freely exercise
their reproductive rights."

Please consider supporting one of the projects today.

Read more [11]

TAKE ACTION

Gift Memberships for Christmas

With Christmas a matter of weeks away, thoughts might be turning towards
what presents to get loved ones. Have you considered gifting a year's
membership to Population Matters?

It may not be conventional (the best gifts often aren't), but for £30 you
know you would be making a real difference to the work that we are able to
do, and you will be spreading the important message that population
matters. Gift memberships comprise a welcome email and postal pack with a
welcome letter, gift certificate, our latest magazine and other campaign
materials, which currently include a bookmark, window sticker and badge.

Find out more [12]

Quote of the month

_“The economy is a wholly owned subsidiary of the environment, not the
reverse.”_

- Herman Daly, Economist, Academic and member of the PM Expert Advisory
Group, who sadly passed away on 28 October.

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