Half of all living species have disappeared in 40 years – CSR Magazine

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Our lifestyles and our ecological footprint are the cause of the disappearance of half of the wildlife in just forty years. This was the finding of the latest report “Living Planet” published by the NGO WWF. “ The observation is not new, but its magnitude is impressive populations of fish, birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles have declined by an average of 52% since 1970 ” said Magazine Life.

tenth biennial report of the association was created in partnership with the Zoological Society of London and the Global Footprint Network and the Water Footprint Network NGOs. It is based on the observation of 10,380 people in more than 3,000 species around the world. In general, these are freshwater species that are most affected by this phenomenon with a decrease of 76%, two times more than other species natural environments.

Large discrepancies exist as observed regions. Thus, the tropical areas recorded a decline of species by 56% against 36% in the temperate zones. The most affected continent is South where a reduction of 86% was calculated America.

The report also notes the different causes of this negative trend. Among these we find the climate change – though difficult to measure – intensive farming, poaching and overfishing. With this report the very negative results, the WWF wants to continue to send strong signals to the political authorities to act more firmly into the back of global warming and environmental protection.

A few weeks ago, the same NGO had undertaken a comprehensive communication plan around the world consumption, explaining that in August we had already “consumed all the resources” of 2014 ( our article).