Living Planet Report 2022

Category : International Published on: October 17 2022

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Living Planet Report 2022 found drastic decline in the global wildlife population.
Living Planet Report 2022 is a joint endeavor of the World Wildlife Fund and Zoological Society of London.
According to the flagship publication, there has been a 69 per cent decline in the global wildlife population between the years 1970 and 2018.
The highest decline (94 per cent) was in the Latin America and the Caribbean region, the report released October 13, 2022 showed.
Africa recorded a 66 per cent fall in its wildlife populations from 1970-2018 and the Asia Pacific 55 per cent, according to the WWF report.
According to the report, freshwater and tropical ecosystems are facing the worst of the crisis caused by human exploitation over the past half a century.