We were honoured to be represented by our incredible Colombian partners, #WomenForConservation, at #COP16Colombia last year, where they advocated for a #OneHealth / #PHE approach, emphasising the link between human, animal and planetary health.๐
Population growth is driving our animals to extinction. Since 1970, the global human population has increased from 3.7 bn to over 8 bn. In the same time frame, global #wildlife populations have plummeted by 73% on average.
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Hedgehog numbers in the UK have halved in 20 years. Habitat loss, roads and population growth are driving their decline. ๐ฆ๐
#VanishingIcons#WildlifeCrisis#Hedgehogs
Our latest magazine feature our latest report on drought and desertification, the Change Champions 2024 and we visit PATH Foundation Philippines, our Empower to Plan partner.
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We would like to thank all our amazing supporters for their donations in 2024. All that we do is enabled through your generosity, which we value so much, so thank you!
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The #SteadyStateEconomy represents balance. It seeks to establish an equilibrium between growth and environmental integrity, between production and #populationgrowth.
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In 1926, when our Patron Sir David Attenborough was born, the global population stood at two billion. 98 years later, it stands at over 8bn people.
Find out more about what that means๐
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#GreenGrowth says continued #economicgrowth can be compatible with staying within the ecological limits of our planet. Itโs become popular amongst policymakers but climate scientists are sceptical that it can ever truly be green.
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Earlier this year we visited Empower to Plan partner @_PFPI to better understand the gravity of the issues facing the community and the amazing work being done there!
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โWe are in a bottleneck of overpopulation and wasteful #consumption that could push half of Earthโs species to #extinction in this century.โ
- E.O. Wilson, entomologist and conservationist (1929-2021)