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Publication Info: WWF, London Zoological Society and Global Footprint Network
Date of Publication: September 10
Year of Publication: 2020
Publication City: Gland, Switzerland
Publisher: WWF International
Author(s): Almond, R.E.A., Grooten M. , Petersen, T.
Every two years, WWF publishes the Living Planet Report, a science-based analysis on the health of our planet and the impact of human activity. Global Footprint Network contributes the Ecological Footprint assessment as a measure of human demand.
The Living Planet Report uses the Ecological Footprint and additional complementary measures to explore the changing state of global biodiversity and human consumption. The Living Planet Report 2020, released September 10, 2020, shows that the over-exploitation of ecological resources by humanity has contributed to a 68 percent plunge in wild vertebrate populations from 1970 to 2016.
The top threats to species identified in the report are directly linked to human activities, including habitat loss, degradation, and over-exploitation of wildlife. According to Global Footprint Network, humanity is currently using the resources of 1.6 planets to provide the goods and services we demand when we only have one Earth.
Download or view the report here.
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