Nature loss can be reversed with action, says WWF report

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 06:14 · Archive

WWF's analysis of nearly 36,000 animal populations shows wildlife can recover when conservation action is taken.

A World Wildlife Fund report analysing nearly 36,000 animal populations and more than 5,000 species has concluded that global nature loss can be reversed when action is taken. The recovery of tigers, tuna and green sea turtles are cited as evidence that conservation efforts work, with vertebrate populations having declined by an average of 73 per cent.

The WWF says food production must become the next 'positive tipping point' if the world is to avoid biodiversity collapse. The report represents the largest ever database of vertebrate wildlife compiled by the organisation.

How it is being reported

• UK bluefin tuna comeback shows nature can recover, says WWFThe tuna is one of several wildlife recoveries highlighted in a major new report from WWF.BBC Science · 8 Oct, 06:00
• World must change way it produces food to avoid biodiversity collapse, says WWFRecovery of tigers, tuna and green sea turtles show nature loss can be reversed when action taken, charity says Conservation comebacks for wild tigers, tuna and green sea turtles prove that global nature loss can be reversed, scientists have said. But a report warns food production must be the next “positive tipping point” if the world is to avert biodiversity collapse. The World Wildlife Fund ( WWF ) analysed nearly 36,000 animal populations and more than 5,000 species, producing the largest ever database of vertebrate wildlife. Scientists found populations had declined by an average of 73%…The Guardian · 8 Oct, 00:01

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