Living Planet Report 2020

Question 1

by

Answer 1

World Wide Fund International and the Zoological Society of London

Question 2

decline in vertebrates,how much?

Answer 2

population of vertebrate species declined by around 68 per cent between 1970 and 2016

Question 3

Wildlife populations in freshwater habitats

Answer 3

decline of 84 per cent

-75 per cent of earth’s ice-free land has been significantly altered, most of the oceans polluted and over 85 per cent area of wetlands lost

Question 4

India’s scenario

Answer 4

lost 12 per cent of its wild mammals, 19 per cent amphibians and 3 per cent birds over last five decades.

Question 5

when is the report presented? shows what?

Answer 5

• every 2 years

- shows trends in global biodiversity and the health of the planet

Question 6

What is Living Planet Index (LPI)?

Answer 6

measure of the state of the world’s biological diversity based on population trends of vertebrate species

Question 7

What is ecological footprint?developed by whom?

Answer 7

• biologically productive area needed to provide for everything used by people: fruits and vegetables, fish, wood, fibres, absorption of CO2 from fossil fuels use, and space for buildings and roads.
• Global Footprint Network (an independent think-tank)