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According to WWF’s Living Planet Report 2018, human activity had brought negative impacts to the nature and services that power and sustain us.
Inside the report, the Living Plant Index (LPI) shows that global populations of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians have declined by 60 percent averagely between year 1970 and 2014.
Not only has it affect animals, but on habitats and natural resources wildlife and humanity depend on, such as oceans, forests, coral reefs, wetlands and mangroves as well. .....................An estimated half of shallow water corals has disappeared in past 30 years and 20 percent of Amazon has been lost in 50 years' time.
The main reason those species are facing declination are overexploitation of wildlife and habitat loss and degradation, which are directly linked to human activities.
“This report sounds a warning shot across our bow. Natural systems essential to our survival – forests, oceans, and rivers – remain in decline. Wildlife around the world continue to dwindle,” said Carter Roberts, President and CEO of WWF-US.
Prof. Ken Norris, Director of Science at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) said that the statistics are worrying, but there is still hope available.
“We have an opportunity to design a new path forward that allows us to co-exist sustainably with the wildlife we depend upon. Our report sets out an ambitious agenda for change. We are going to need your help to achieve it,” said Prof Norris.
A plan for action on nature
The Living Planet Report 2018 emphasize the global community's opportunity to protect and restore nature in the run-up to2020, which leaders are expected to assess progress on landmark multilateral pacts such as the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Climate Agreement, and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to address global challenges.
Hope is still available, just urgent action is required. Recent population increase of endangered species such as giant panda, mountain gorillas and dolphins of Mekong River proved that sustained conservation efforts work.
It is being proven that, the environment and human development must come together in order to build a sustainable future
WWF urges people, businesses and government to form a structured agreement together for both nature and people under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) as this can help motivate public and private to protect and restore global biodiversity.
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