![]() The picture is less clear for insect species, but available evidence supports a tentative estimate of 10% being threatened. More than 40% of amphibian species, almost 33% of reef forming corals and more than a third of all marine mammals are threatened. The average abundance of native species in most major land-based habitats has fallen by at least 20%, mostly since 1900. The Report finds that around 1 million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction, many within decades, more than ever before in human history. “The diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems, as well as many fundamental contributions we derive from nature, are declining fast, although we still have the means to ensure a sustainable future for people and the planet.” Sandra Díaz (Argentina), who co-chaired the Assessment with Prof. But our safety net is stretched almost to breaking point,” said Prof. “Biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people are our common heritage and humanity’s most important life-supporting ‘safety net’. It also offers a range of possible scenarios for the coming decades.īased on the systematic review of about 15,000 scientific and government sources, the Report also draws (for the first time ever at this scale) on indigenous and local knowledge, particularly addressing issues relevant to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities. It is the first intergovernmental Report of its kind and builds on the landmark Millennium Ecosystem Assessment of 2005, introducing innovative ways of evaluating evidence.Ĭompiled by 145 expert authors from 50 countries over the past three years, with inputs from another 310 contributing authors, the Report assesses changes over the past five decades, providing a comprehensive picture of the relationship between economic development pathways and their impacts on nature. The IPBES Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services is the most comprehensive ever completed. “The member States of IPBES Plenary have now acknowledged that, by its very nature, transformative change can expect opposition from those with interests vested in the status quo, but also that such opposition can be overcome for the broader public good,” Watson said. By transformative change, we mean a fundamental, system-wide reorganization across technological, economic and social factors, including paradigms, goals and values.” “Through ‘transformative change’, nature can still be conserved, restored and used sustainably – this is also key to meeting most other global goals. “The Report also tells us that it is not too late to make a difference, but only if we start now at every level from local to global,” he said. We are eroding the very foundations of our economies, livelihoods, food security, health and quality of life worldwide.” “The health of ecosystems on which we and all other species depend is deteriorating more rapidly than ever. ![]() “The overwhelming evidence of the IPBES Global Assessment, from a wide range of different fields of knowledge, presents an ominous picture,” said IPBES Chair, Sir Robert Watson. Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history - and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, with grave impacts on people around the world now likely, warns a landmark new report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ( IPBES), the summary of which was approved at the 7th session of the IPBES Plenary, meeting last week (29 April – 4 May) in Paris. Most comprehensive assessment of its kind ġ,000,000 species threatened with extinction Opposition from vested interests can be overcome for public good ‘Transformative changes’ needed to restore and protect nature Species Extinction Rates ‘Accelerating’ Current global response insufficient ![]() Nature’s Dangerous Decline ‘Unprecedented’ Media launch webcast live from #IPBES7 (Paris, France): bit.ly/IPBESWebcast starts at 1p.m. #Call of the sea initial release date full
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