Oct 17, 2022 · Charts from the WWF’s Living Planet Report 2022 outline the scale of biodiversity loss - and suggest what can be done to become ‘nature positive’ by 2030. Nature and Biodiversity 6 charts that show the state of biodiversity and nature loss - and how we can go 'nature positive'

Feb 7, 2023 · Biodiversity loss was ranked as the third most severe threat humanity will face in the next 10 years in the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2022. Five key transitions in the global economy could have a dramatic impact in slowing the loss of biodiversity, while bringing trillions of dollars of new economic opportunities and creating ...

Jan 15, 2024 · There are many steps needed to reverse biodiversity loss. The first is to create effective measurements. You cannot manage what you cannot measure. Successful interventions to halt biodiversity loss hinge on knowing what drives the loss, where and at what speed, so that the best interventions can be identified.

Mar 20, 2024 · Biodiversity loss is happening at an alarming rate around the world, with profound implications for the survival of all life on Earth. Innovative solutions are helping to tackle biodiversity decline, but many more are needed, alongside the …

Feb 15, 2024 · Biodiversity loss is the third biggest threat the world faces over the coming decade, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024. An utterly unique palm tree from Borneo that grows its flowers and fruit almost entirely underground was one of 74 plants newly identified by the UK’s Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew (RGB Kew ...

May 26, 2021 · The underlying drivers of climate change and biodiversity loss are different, though the line between policy to mitigate climate change and biodiversity loss is not always so distinct. The blurring of lines between climate and biodiversity policy is seen at sea, particularly in coastal areas where mangrove forests, coral gardens or saltmarshes ...

Mar 9, 2020 · The increasing frequency of disease outbreaks is linked to climate change and biodiversity loss. The past 20 years of contained outbreaks may have led to complacency. New technologies offer hope in the search for countermeasures - but protecting the natural world must play a part, too.

Nov 23, 2023 · Biodiversity loss is one of the biggest risks facing the world over the next 10 years, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2023. Nature is vital to our health and well-being – and a source of medicine, with more than 40% of pharmaceutical formulations derived from natural sources.

Feb 21, 2024 · The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024 cites biodiversity and ecosystem collapse as a major threat. Whether it’s a murmuration of starlings, herds of wildebeest crossing the plains of Africa, or shoals of salmon leaping up a cascading river, the mass migrations of animals, birds and fish are some of the most spectacular events ...

Feb 15, 2024 · This is one of the reasons why biodiversity loss has been ranked the third biggest threat to the world in the coming decade, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024. Notably, infectious diseases come in at 19th place on the list of global risks over the long term, a significant leap up from last year’s report where ...