Living planet report 2008 habitat destruction biodiversity. According to the living planet report, 2008, which is based on iea estimates. The living planet report 2008 tells us that more than three quarters of the worlds people live in nations that are ecological debtors their national consumption has outstripped their countrys biocapacity. Living planet report 2010 this booklet provides a summary of the 2010 edition of. Since then we have continuously refined and developed our measures of the state of the earth. The ecological credit crunch is a global challenge. Living planet report 2018 pages wwf world wildlife fund.
The living planet report highlights that current trends can still be reversed, through making better choices that place the natural world at the centre of economies, business models and lifestyles. It reports on quarterly achievements made possible through donations from our dedicated supporters, as well as providing updates on conservation projects, programs and campaigns. The living planet report documents the state of the planetincluding biodiversity, ecosystems, and demand on natural resourcesand what it means for humans and wildlife. Living planet report 2008 wwf, zsl, global footprint. The living planet report is published every two years by the world wide fund for nature since 1998. The living planet report documents the state of the planet including biodiversity, ecosystems, and demand on natural resourcesand what it means for humans and wildlife. It is based on the living planet index and ecological footprint calculations the living planet report is the worlds leading, sciencebased analysis, on the health of our planet and the impact of human activity. The living planet report 2010 reports an alarming rate of biodiversity loss, with the living planet index showing that, worldwide, biodiversity decreased by nearly 30 per cent between 1970 and 2007.
Just as reckless spending is causing recession, so reckless consumption is depleting the worlds natural capital to a point where we are endangering our future prosperity. Through multiple indicators including the living planet index lpi, provided by the zoological society of london zsl, the report. The living planet index also tracks the state of global biodiversity by measuring the. Knowing we only have one planet, wwf believes that humanity can make better choices that translate into clear benefits for ecology, society and the economy today and in the long term. The living planet report 2010, wwf proposes six areas of action to face the future on a planet made up of nine billion people by 2050. The living planet report uses the global living planet index to measure changes in the health of the planets ecosystems by tracking 9,000 populations of more than 2,600 species. The living planet report 2006 confirms that we are using the planets. Pdf on oct 24, 2006, jonathan loh and others published living. Footprint, water footprint, and the living planet index, as a basis to determine.
Living planet key living planet report analysis questions. Humanitys demands exceed the earths capacity to sustain us. The living planet report is published every two years by the world wide fund for nature since. The analysis highlighted in this report is part of our contribution towards measuring the worlds progress on sustainable development and biodiversity conservation. The living planet report 2008 tells us that we are consuming the resources that underpin those services much too fast faster than they can be replenished. Living planet index shows that over the past 35 years alone the. It is calculated as the average of three separate indices which relate to the abundance of forest, freshwater, and marine species. Since the last living planet report, 668 species and 3,772 different populations have been added to the lpi database figure 2. Living planet report 2008 wwf, zsl, global footprint network.
This global overshoot is growing and, as a consequence, ecosystems are being run down and waste. The 2018 report found a decline of 60% in population sizes of vertebrate species overall from 1970 to 2014. Seven billion expectations, one planet living planet report 2012 itn 2012 report living planet report 2012. The zoological society of london zsl manages the index in cooperation with the world wide fund for nature wwf a. The living planet report is the worlds leading, sciencebased analysis on the health of our planet and the impact of human activity. The living planet report is wwfs periodic update on the state of the worlds ecosystems. It describes the changing state of global biodiversity and the pressure on the biosphere arising from human consumption of natural resources.
Living planet report 2002 the living planet index the living planet index is an indicator of the state of the worlds natural ecosystems. How is this affecting biodiversity and endangered species. The lpi database is continually evolving and for each living planet report a larger dataset is available to use for the analysis. Net area of seagrass gain and loss per decade in study sites waycott et al. The lpi has been adopted by the convention of biological diversity cbd as an indicator of progress towards its 20112020 target to take effective and. Humanitys demands exceed our planet s capacity to sustain us the living planet report is wwf s periodic update on the state of the worlds ecosystems. The living planet index lpi is an indicator of the state of global biological diversity, based on trends in vertebrate populations of species from around the world.
The first indicator is the fact that the living planet index is derived from trends over the past 30 years in populations of hundreds of species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish. Living planet report 2008 wwfs living planet report shows looming ecological credit crunch the world is heading for an ecological credit crunch as human demands on the worlds natural capital far outstrips the earths ability to sustain it. Living planet report 20 human impact infographics wwf. Wwf living planet report 2012 page 45 2008 gha per capita pdf on oct 24, 2006, jonathan loh and others published living planet report 2006 find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Oct, 2010 the living planet report 2010, wwf proposes six areas of action to face the future on a planet made up of nine billion people by 2050. Living planet report 2016 wwfs living planet report is the worlds leading, sciencebased look at the health of our amazing planet. The living planet index lpi is a measure of the state of the worlds biological diversity based on population trends of vertebrate species from terrestrial, freshwater and marine habitats. Pdf on oct 24, 2006, jonathan loh and others published living planet report 2006 find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate.
The 2018 living planet report is the twelfth edition of the report and provides the scientific evidence to what nature has been telling us repeatedly. Published by wwf every two years, the report brings together a variety of research to provide a comprehensive view of the health of the earth. Living planet report 2004 is the fifth in a series of living planet publications, which explore the impact of man on this finite planet. Wwf living planet report 2012 page 6 keeping this a living planet we are all familiar with the stark array of graphs carbon emissions, deforestation, water scarcity, overfishing that detail how we are sapping the earths resources and resilience. The dataset is currently limited to populations of vertebrate species. Key to the report is the living planet index, used to map out the state of the worlds ecosystems, and our ecological footprint. The index shows an overall decline of about 37 per cent between 1970 and. This year the report also examines the impact of our consumption of the earths water resources and our growing vulnerability to water scarcity. Following versions in 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2018.
The living planet index this measures changes in the health of the planets ecosystems by tracking post1970 trends of more than 9,000 populations of 2,688 vertebrate species. Published by wwf every two years, the report brings together a variety of research to provide a. Planet report 2008 tells us that more than three quarters of the worlds people live in nations. This 2012 edition of the living planet report tells us how it all adds up the. Living planet report, show that we all need to play a role in keeping this a living planet with food, water and energy for all, and the. The living planet report, wwfs flagship publication released every two years, is a comprehensive study of trends in global biodiversity and the health of the planet. Living planet report 20061 wwf began its living planet reports in 1998 to show the state of the natural world and the impact of human activity upon it. Thus, most of us are propping up our current lifestyles, and our economic growth, by drawing and increasingly overdrawing upon. The latest edition shows the devastating impacts humans are having on the worlds wildlife and natural world.
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