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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.
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
