Weekly round-up 16th October

This week, our latest Living Planet Report was released – and there's no denying the figures are devastating: species population numbers have plummeted by 69% on average since 1970. Now more than ever, it's critical we band together to protect people and nature. We know what you might be thinking: where do we go from here? And what can we do? In this week's round-up, we're looking at how we – together – can make a difference to our future. And why it's so important that we take action for a living planet.

Image credit: © Justin Jin / WWF-US

A world without corals

Coral reefs cover less than 0.1% of the ocean, yet more than a quarter of all marine species depend on them. That's not all: 850 million people around the world are thought to rely on coral reefs for their food and livelihoods. That's why we must prevent a world without corals:

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Mending our relationship with nature

Rights-based approaches and Indigenous knowledge and leadership can empower us all. This must be at the heart of shaping a better future for people and planet. Recognizing and valuing multiple ways of knowing, being, and acting can help us heal our broken relationship with nature – and each other:

Watch: Living Planet Report film

Did you know that our food, water and even the air we breathe depends on healthy and intact natural environments? When we lose species, we don't just lose one of a kind animals or plants: we also risk the very systems we rely on. The systems which sustain us:

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Technology for a living planet

Ever since the agricultural revolution, we have been designing increasingly clever ways to strip the world of its natural resources – usually ways that pollute, deplete and degrade the ecosystems we rely on. But today, we're using tech around the world to repair some of the damage:

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Reversing nature loss

Wildlife numbers are plummeting – but we can fix this crisis. It's a red alert for the planet. But we have the tools to reverse much of this loss – if we have the will. More on reversing nature loss from Marco Lambertini, Director General of WWF International: