The world is facing unprecedented losses in biodiversity, and immense social and economic challenges.

 

We have lost about 10%  of wilderness over the past two decades, an area half the size of the Amazon

 

The World Wide Fund for Nature’s Living Planet Index shows a decline of 52% of more than 3,000 mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian and fish species between 1970 and 2010

Recent reports show  a loss of up to  75% of insects

90%  of all global fisheries have been fully exploited, over-exploited or have collapsed altogether

 

The world's biodiversity is in crisis

 

 

...with profound implications for all people, especially those whose health and wellbeing depend on nature

 

If we were to describe the world today as a village of 100 people

11
would suffer from hunger and malnutrition

10
would live in extreme poverty

80
would live under
$10 a day

21
would lack access
to electricity

10
would lack access
to clean water

One person would own more wealth than more than half of the entire village combined

How are we fighting the crisis?

To address our collective environmental, social and economic challenges, the world has come together to create a global framework, called the Sustainable Development Goals. This ambitious framework covers 17 Goals and 169 Targets, with the aim of tackling the fundamental challenges of the 21st Century – of people, planet and prosperity.

SDG1  SDG2  SDG3  SDG4  SDG5  SDG6  SDG7  SDG8  SDG9 
SDG10  SDG11  SDG12  SDG13  SDG14  SDG15  SDG16  SDG17

*Hover over the legend and click on the SDG logos for more information

Nature-based solutions can provide 37% of the climate emissions required by 2030. Through Nature for Life, global partners are joining forces to promote nature as a catalyst for sustainable development.

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The world is facing unprecedented losses in biodiversity, and immense social and economic challenges.


 We have lost about 10% of wilderness over the past two decades, an area half the size of the Amazon

 

The World Wide Fund for Nature’s Living Planet Index shows a decline of 52% of more than 3,000 mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian and fish species between 1970 and 2010

Recent reports show  a loss  of up to 75% of

insects

90% of all global fisheries have been fully exploited, over-exploited or have collapsed altogether

The world's biodiversity is in crisis

 

With profound implications for all people, especially those whose health and wellbeing depend on nature

If we were to describe the world today as a village of 100 people

How are we fighting the crisis?

To address our collective environmental, social and economic challenges, the world has come together to create a global framework, called the Sustainable Development Goals. This ambitious framework covers 17 Goals and 169 Targets, with the aim of tackling the fundamental challenges of the 21st Century – of people, planet and prosperity.

Nature-based solutions can provide 37% of the climate emissions required by 2030. Through Nature for Life, global partners are joining forces to promote nature as a catalyst for sustainable development

BE PART OF THE CHANGE