One Third of World's Wildlife Disappears

David Nussbaum, chief executive of WWF-UK said, "We're now in the danger zone, exceeding the planetary boundaries for natural capital.”  

He added, “If we continue to use up our planet's resources faster than it can replace them, soon we'll have exploited every available corner of the Earth. Thankfully it's not too late to reverse this trend, but we need to address this with the same urgency and determination that we tackled the systemic financial crisis globally," as Independent reported.

Conservation programme director with the Zoological Society of London, Jonathan Baillie said, “This report is like a planetary check-up and the results indicate we have a very sick planet. Ignoring this diagnosis will have major implications for humanity. We can restore the planet's health, but only through addressing population growth and over-consumption of resources."

High income countries are making disproportionate demand. It is the deforestation and forest degradation that drive climate change and climate change in turn damage forests and service they provide.

WWF Living Planet Report pointed, “Living within ecological boundaries requires a global consumption and production pattern in balance with the Earth’s biocapacity.”

It takes 1.5 years for the Earth to regenerate the renewable resources that people use, and absorb the CO2 waste they produce, in that same year. Biodiversity, ecosystems and ecosystem services – our natural capital – must be preserved as the foundation of well-being for all. Further equitable resource governance is essential to shrink and share our resource use.

The report has been released early, foreseeing the agenda for "Rio Plus 20”, UN conference on sustainable development which is to be held in Rio de Janeiro next month.