Biodiversity loss has accelerated dramatically in recent centuries as a result of human activities 3, with habitat loss recognized as the most widespread cause of species extinction and population ...
The international biodiversity and climate summits taking place this year - COP16 and COP29 - provide an opportunity for global leaders to rise to the challenge. WWF is calling for countries to develop and implement ambitious national nature and climate plans to halt biodiversity loss and cut emissions by reducing global overconsumption in food ...
WWF’s 2020 Living Planet Report held some alarming news: The world has seen an average 68% drop in mammal, bird, fish, reptile, and amphibian populations since 1970. Much of the loss is caused by habitat destruction due to unsustainable agriculture or logging. And climate change, which hasn’t been the biggest driver of biodiversity loss so far, is expected to take that role in the decades ...
From 7-19 December 2022, countries met in Montreal for COP15 to strike a landmark agreement to guide global actions on biodiversity. The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework lays out an ambitious plan that addresses the key drivers of biodiversity loss and puts us on the path to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030.See UNEP’s COP-15 page for more information and the latest updates.
The global food system is the primary driver of biodiversity loss, with agriculture alone being the identified threat of more than 85 per cent of the 28,000 species at risk of extinction. Harvesting materials such as minerals from the ocean floor and the building of towns and cities also impact the natural environment and biodiversity.
Bending the curve of contemporary biodiversity loss and change is one of the greatest challenges facing our society 47,48. Ambitious targets have been proposed to reverse biodiversity change, yet ...
The Living Planet Report 2020 (LPR) shows us that global biodiversity loss is at its worst. In order to give better directions for allocating resources, a regional assessment was performed which we will distil for you in this article. ... Australia Releases Report on 2020 Bushfires an biodiversity loss, Admitting That Climate Change Was the ...
A Princeton study recently published in Nature quantifies for the first time the degree to which countries contribute to global biodiversity loss by shifting the environmental costs of their consumption abroad. The Data. The researchers examined the impacts of 24 high-income nations on 7,593 forest-dependent species of birds, mammals, and ...
The main driver of biodiversity loss remains humans’ use of land – primarily ... with the aim to raise an additional $200 billion each year by 2030 to close the global biodiversity finance gap
The loss of biodiversity, a rapidly accelerating global crisis, stems from a complex interplay of human activities and environmental pressures. At its core, biodiversity loss refers to the decline in the variety of life on Earth, at all levels, from genes to entire ecosystems. ... Biodiversity loss can result in an increased spread of diseases ...
Recent global reports (Díaz et al. 2019; IPBES Secretariat 2019; CBD 2020) have rigorously synthesized the large scientific literature on biodiversity and have identified major knowledge gaps.These gaps include large uncertainties in how many species are threatened with extinction (Díaz et al. 2019; CBD 2020; IUCN 2020), a lack of estimates for the impacts of global biodiversity loss on ...
The rapid destruction of ecosystems and the extinction of animal species pose a severe threat to global biodiversity. Deforestation, climate change, pollution, and human activities are accelerating the loss of habitats, endangering countless species. This article explores the key challenges behind ecosystem degradation, the consequences of species extinction, and the most effective solutions ...
The global food system is the single biggest driver of biodiversity loss, with agricultural expansion rapidly devouring natural landscapes around the world. As the global population grows, countries must work to increase food supplies without converting more forests or natural lands into farms.
Intensive agriculture leads to the loss of biodiversity – especially in arable farming, where large quantities of pesticides and fertilizers are used. Not only is biodiversity often declining, the species composition is also shifting. ... The global human impact on biodiversity. Nature. 26 March 2025. DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-08752-2. Image ...
Faced with the triple global crisis (climate, biodiversity loss and pollution), we must “reconsider responsibility from ‘me’ to ‘we'”. In their plea for the “global neighbourhood” that is multilateralism, the report’s authors cite the Montreal Protocol as an example. Adopted in 1987 and ratified by 197 countries, this ...
What measures does the Parliament propose? EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030. In June 2021, Parliament adopted its position on the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 that aims to ensure that by 2050 the world’s ecosystems are restored, resilient and adequately protected. MEPs strongly supported the EU targets of protecting at least 30% of the EU’s marine and terrestrial areas (forests ...
The Earth is facing a dual crisis of rapid climate change and unprecedented biodiversity loss. A recent UN report on biodiversity estimates the global rate of species extinction is currently tens to hundreds of times higher than it has averaged over the past 10 million years.. The report estimates that as many as 1 million plant and animal species are currently threatened with extinction ...
Biodiversity cannot be treated as collateral damage in the pursuit of economic growth. It is the foundation upon which all economies ultimately rest. The window to “bend the curve” of biodiversity loss is rapidly closing. The time for vague commitments and fragmented actions is over. The science has spoken with unprecedented clarity.
