It's time to restore our broken relationship with nature for the benefit of species and people alike." A donkey stands tied up next to a burnt area of Amazon rainforest reserve, south of Novo Progresso in Para state, on August 16, 2020. We cannot shield humanity from the impacts of environmental destruction. But we're also exacerbating climate change and increasing the risk of zoonotic diseases like COVID-19. "As humanity's footprint expands into once-wild places, we're devastating species populations. president and CEO Carter Roberts said in a statement. "This report reminds us that we destroy the planet at our peril - because it is our home," WWF U.S. The latest report indicates that the rate populations are declining "signal a fundamentally broken relationship between humans and the natural world, the consequences of which - as demonstrated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic - can be catastrophic." Species in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as global freshwater habitats, were disproportionately impacted, declining, on average, 94% and 84%, respectively.Įvery two years, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) releases its landmark report, revealing how far species populations have declined since 1970 - an important marker for the overall health of ecosystems. Nearly 21,000 monitored populations of mammals, fish, birds, reptiles and amphibians, encompassing almost 4,400 species around the world, have declined an average of 68% between 19, according to the World Wildlife Fund's Living Planet Report 2020. ![]() According to a new report out Tuesday, animal populations have declined by such a staggering amount, that only an overhaul of the world's economic systems could possibly reverse the damage. It's impossible to deny - humans are destroying the natural environment at an unprecedented and alarming rate.
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