The Living Planet Report is the world's leading, science-based analysis on the health of our only planet and the impact of human activity.
Its key finding?
Humanity's demands exceed our planet's capacity to sustain us. That is, we ask for more than what we have.
Living Planet Report
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- How have key species populations have fared since 1970?
- Why do temperate species do better than tropical species?
- Who comes off worse: terrestrial or freshwater animals?
- Which countries make the most demands on our planet, and which the least?
- How is this related to what we earn?
- And how "developed" we are?
- How does the loss of species diversity affect you and me?
Play with the information
- Use the Interactive Footprint Calculator to find your country and see how it compares to others.
- See what makes up the biggest components of our water footprint.
- Watch how the index for species populations move and change over time.
Reduce my footprint
- How you can make changes without making sacrifices
- Measure your own individual impact on your planet
- What you eat can have some of the biggest impacts
- Be energy efficient at home
WWF in Action
Stories from the field that show how WWF is helping people reduce their footprint and conserve biodiversity- "Mother Mekong" This mighty river provides for 60 million people in 6 countries. And she needs our help.
- "Enough food to protect lemurs" By helping farmers grow more rice, WWF in Madagascar is reducing pressure on forests and the lemurs who live in them.
- "Saving the salad bowl" Marine protected areas are giving coral reefs in the Philippines a chance to regrow.
- Leading the way: since 2006, WWF-Finland has been helping businesses go green.
- Valuing nature: In the Danube-Carpathian region, WWF is a leader in promoting prosperity while conserving biodiversity.
Hen harrier | Hoffmann's two toed sloth | human foot | Tokay gecko
Living Planet Report Partners
Zoological Society of London (ZSL)
Founded in 1826, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is an international scientific, conservation, and educational organization. Its mission is to achieve and promote the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats. ZSL runs London Zoo and Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, carries out scientific research in the Institute of Zoology, and is actively involved in field conservation worldwide.
Global Footprint Network
The GFN promotes a sustainable economy by advancing the Ecological Footprint, a tool that makes sustainability measurable. Together with its partners, the Network coordinates research, develops methodological standards, and provides decision makers with robust resource accounts to help the human economy operate within the Earth’s ecological limits.
Founded in 1826, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is an international scientific, conservation, and educational organization. Its mission is to achieve and promote the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats. ZSL runs London Zoo and Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, carries out scientific research in the Institute of Zoology, and is actively involved in field conservation worldwide.
Global Footprint Network
The GFN promotes a sustainable economy by advancing the Ecological Footprint, a tool that makes sustainability measurable. Together with its partners, the Network coordinates research, develops methodological standards, and provides decision makers with robust resource accounts to help the human economy operate within the Earth’s ecological limits.
Interactive MindMap
Screen shot of the Living Planet 2010 mindmap.
To help us all understand some of the complex and wide-ranging messages contained in the 2010 Living Planet Report, we have created an interactive mindmap that can help us all explore the issues, see the problems and look at some of the potential solutions that face us today, on our only planet.
Infographic: The Global Timber Trade, Who's Buying, Who's Selling?
In this high-tech world of metal and plastic, it's easy to forget that many things are still made with good, old-fashioned wood. Countries with lots of forest stand to benefit from the lucrative timber trade, but at what cost to their ecological footprint? Here are 5 major timber exporters, and who is buying their wood.
Videos: Explaining the issues
This series of short videos looks at some issues that are covered in the 2010 Living Planet Report.
