Biodiversity Flashcards
1
Q
According to McKinsey & Company, what is the predicted % of biodiversity loss?
A
12-20% loss of both marine life and terrestrial
Last month, McKinsey & Company described biodiversity as sustainable fashion’s “next frontier,” warning brands and retailers they need to address their complicity in biodiversity loss, deforestation, soil degradation and waterway pollution before it’s too late. Without severe intervention, it said, 1 million marine and terrestrial species—the equivalent of between 12 percent and 20 percent of the variety of life on the planet—are poised to vanish forever.
2
Q
According to overshoot day,
what is the decline in average population size of vertebrate species since 1970?
A
58% percent
