You may have seen recent headlines about the loss of 69% of wildlife from 1970. This data comes from a World Wildlife Fund project called The Living Planet Index, which comes out every two year. Casey and Sara take a look at the report, highlighting what it shows, what it doesn't, what the major areas of concern are, and where we go from here.
Resources for this episode:
A Deep Dive into the Living Planet Index
Living Planet Report 2022
National Geographic: Wildly Misinterpreted Report Still Shows Catastrophic Animal Decline (2018)
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