Our mission is to stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and to build a future in which people live in harmony with nature, by conserving the world’s biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable, and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption. [...] The world is witnessing the mass bleaching of coral reefs, the loss of tropical forests, the collapse of polar ice caps and serious changes to the water cycle, the foundation of life on our planet. [...] We invite you all to Cali to discuss the reality of the crisis of nature and to put these reflections at the centre of the decisions we make. [...] The differing trends for North America and for Latin America and the Habitat loss and degradation Overexploitation Climate change Pollution Invasive species/genes Disease Caribbean reflect the difference in environmental conditions at the start of the indices in 1970. [...] The crash of the chinook salmon fishery in North America58, the runaway fires in parts of the 35 European Mediterranean59, coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef60–62 and the accelerating dieback of the Amazon rainforest are examples of regional tipping points with significant ecological, social and economic consequences, including lost livelihoods, reduced security and well-being, and loss of.
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