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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Table of Contents
- 2024 LIVING PLANET REPORT 1
- CHAPTER 1 18
- What is biodiversity and why is it important 19
- How do we measure nature 20
- The global Living Planet Index 2024 24
- Understanding drivers of change to nature through regional perspectives 26
- Hawksbill turtle 32
- African forest elephant 32
- Chinstrap penguin 32
- Boto or Amazon river dolphin and Tucuxi 33
- Chinook salmon 33
- Mountain gorilla 33
- European bison 33
- CHAPTER 2 34
- Early warning signals 36
- Tipping points with global significance 41
- A wake-up call 43
- CHAPTER 3 44
- Reaching 2030 on the pathway to a sustainable future 46
- CHAPTER 4 50
- Nature conservation 51
- The food system 61
- The energy system 70
- Green finance 77
- CHAPTER 5 84
