POPULATIONBy

Dennis Harvey

• Reduces biodiversity (species extinction) by destroying / polluting habitat needed by other creatures

• Depletes the earth’s finite resources by consuming faster than the replenishment rate

POPULATION MATTERSPatrons

•UK charity

•Formed 1991

•c 3000 members

Recommendation

• Have smaller families spread over a longer period of time

Implementation

• Raising awareness of problem of unbridled human population through education

• Encouraging education on types of family planning available

• Encouraging worldwide access to family planning services

Local implementation

• Talk about the issue with your family

• Write to your MP

• Circulate document from Gruff on population

• Create DEF letter to MP

Further Reading

• www.populationmatters.org

• Membership £26 / year

• www.populationmatters.org/documents/uk_manifesto.pdf

• Lobby of parliament 17th June (Climate change)

• World population day July 11th 2015