1. Insects: 75-98% decline
2. Mammals: 83% wiped out
3. Forests: 80% gone
4. Ocean life: 80% obliterated
5. Seabirds: 70% gone
6. Wildlife: 67% annihilated
7. Plants: 50% destroyed
8. Worms: 83% loss
9. Pollinators 40% near extinction
10. Humans: 55% undernourished
- basic nutrition
- normal life expectancy
- a half-decent chance of seeing their kids survive their 5th birthday
That's 55% of us.
And now we face the climate chaos of global crop failures.theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
The intergovernmental panel on biodiversity, IPBES, says only a transformation of economic & social systems will save humanity and limit the damage to ecosystems & species.
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An 83% decline in freshwater animals was noted 6 years ago. Evidence would appear to suggest that the situation has got worse since.
See this thread on today's terrifying ecological calamity, and the possible situation in 2029.