WWF: These are the biggest threats to the Earth's biodiversity
2020年11月16日 · Stay up to date: Nature and Biodiversity. Follow. WWF’s Living Planet Report 2020 has ranked the biggest threats to Earth's biodiversity. The list includes climate change, changes in land and sea use and pollution. The WWF used data from over 4,000 different species. Change in land and sea use was ranked at 50%.
5 reasons why biodiversity matters - The World Economic Forum
2020年5月22日 · 2. Biodiversity helps fight disease. Higher rates of biodiversity have been linked to an increase in human health. First, plants are essential for medicines. For example, 25% of drugs used in modern medicine are derived from rainforest plants while 70% of cancer drugs are natural or synthetic products inspired by nature.
How businesses can implement the Global Biodiversity Framework
2023年2月21日 · Here are five ways businesses can lead the transition to a nature-positive economy. 1. Assess and disclose. The Global Biodiversity Framework sends a strong signal for all companies to start understanding and disclosing biodiversity-related information. Although economic activity significantly impacts nature, corporate transparency remains low.
World Environment Day 2024: 17 megadiverse countries | World …
2024年6月4日 · There are 17 megadiverse countries – nations with extreme biodiversity. The World Economic Forum’s Nature Action Agenda calls for public- and private-sector collaboration to stop biodiversity loss by 2030. World Environment Day is held every 5 June to encourage action to protect and restore the Earth. Biodiversity is essential for tackling ...
Six charts that show the state of global biodiversity loss | World ...
2022年10月17日 · The head of the WWF has called for the world to adopt a goal of being “nature positive” by 2030. The WWF’s Living Planet Report 2022 finds wildlife populations have declined by an average 69% in the past 50 years. These six charts outline the scale of biodiversity loss - and what can be done to reach the nature-positive target.
Mountains are crucial for biodiversity, how can we protect them ...
2023年1月26日 · Land use change in mountain environments is leading to significant biodiversity loss. The Eastern Arc mountains of Kenya and Tanzania have lost 95% of their forest cover since 1500, reducing the diversity of unique flora and fauna that are found in the area. The Kihansi spray toad, for example, is now extinct in the wild.
Why we need peatlands - and why we must act to save them
2020年2月28日 · Peatlands play a huge role as carbon sinks and biodiversity hotspots. Centuries of depletion, either by drainage or peat extraction, have put them under huge risk. The damage can be reversed, as current projects demonstrate. We must regenerate damaged peatlands and save those that still exist today. Wetlands are known by many names such as ...
3 critical steps to halt biodiversity loss: What leaders must do now ...
2023年1月17日 · The implications of biodiversity loss are now gaining prominence too. With average wildlife populations having shrunk by 69% since 1970, scientists believe the planet is in the midst of a mass extinction event. Such loss of biodiversity risks causing the collapse of the natural ecosystems that humanity relies upon to thrive, and to survive.
Impact of climate change on ‘endemic’ species is the hardest
2021年4月14日 · The maps below show the expected impact of climate change on species in land-based biodiversity hotspots – standardised across a range of dates and warming scenarios. Red shading indicates that climate change will have a negative impact on species in the area, and blue shading indicates a positive impact.
Interactive map could reveal world’s undiscovered species | World ...
2021年4月13日 · A new interactive map can predict where as-yet-undiscovered species might be found. Scientists analyzed 32,000 existing species to predict where we might find the next ones. Finding new species is the key to protecting them. Around 40% of the world’s economy is thought to be contingent on biodiversity. Humans have only discovered and ...