The Living Planet Report is the world's leading, science-based analysis, on the health of our planet and the impact of human activity. Humanity's demands exceed the Earth's capacity to sustain us.[1]
The 2018 report found a "decline of 60% in population sizes" of vertebrate species overall from 1970 to 2014. The tropics of South and Central America had an 89% loss compared to 1970.[2] These claims have been criticized by some studies such as the research group led by Brian Leung and including
Maria Dornelas.[3]
The 2018 report calls for new goals post-2020 alongside those of the
Convention on Biological Diversity, the
Paris Climate Agreement and the
Sustainable Development Goals.[2] The 2020 report says systemic changes are necessary to stop the destruction of global wildlife populations, including a complete overhaul of food production and consumption industries, along with making global trade more sustainable and removing deforestation completely from global supply chains.[4]
The 2022 report found that vertebrate wildlife popular species.[5][6]
Editions
The first version of the Living Planet Report was published on 1998.[7] Following versions in 1999,[8] 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020.[1][2]