Dr Rosamunde Almond leads vital WWF report
Intellectual Forum Senior Research Associate Dr Rosamunde Almond led the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Living Planet Report 2022 as Editor-in-Chief. The report was published yesterday, and is a vital piece of work looking at the climate and nature crisis.
The report reveals that global wildlife has suffered a 69% average drop in populations of birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, and amphibians since 1970.
The Living Planet Report 2022 is WWF’s most comprehensive study to date of global biodiversity trends and the health of our planet.
The report demonstrates a staggering rate of decline in every aspect of the rich biodiversity that sustains all life on our planet, and issues a dire warning of crisis: every species is at risk – including us.
In light of the report, WWF argues that while conservation efforts are helping, urgent action is required if we are to reverse the loss of nature this decade. We all have a role to play in building a better future for our wildlife, our climate, and for all of us.
Rosamunde shared her thoughts on the findings:
"Today, WWF's 2022 Living Planet Report is published and it makes for sobering reading - a 69% average drop in populations of birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, and amphibians since 1970 is just one of the headlines. In some places it's much, much worse.
"Let's hope that it catalyses conversations about not only what it happening to the natural world, but what we can do to help create a future where people and nature can thrive."
"Stepping back from the statistics, it takes a lot of people to create a report like this. From storyboarding initial ideas in virtual workshops in December 2021 to the report's release into the wild today, as Editor-in-Chief I've had the immense pleasure of working with over 140 people from 37 countries as well as the WWF communications, digital and media teams to create the report and the 'halo' of material around it. This includes 90 authors and the Living Planet Index Team, based at ZSL. It's fantastic to see the results of our labours translated into multiple languages and picked up by people from around the world."
