The report also measured national statistics relating to ecological footprints and biocapacity: how many resources each nation consumes and how many it wastes per person. For once the US is not the world\u2019s worst offender. The WWF extinction report found the most culpable societies to be in Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. “If all people on the planet had the footprint of the average resident of Qatar, we would need 4.8 planets. If we lived the lifestyle of a typical resident of the USA, we would need 3.9 planets,” the report said. It found that less developed countires like India, Indonesia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo have sustainable ecological footprints.<\/p>\n
Finally, the WWF extinction report measured how close we have come to nine “planetary boundaries\u201d\u2014 thresholds of potentially catastrophic change to \u201clife as we know it.\u201d We\u2019ve already crossed three lines with lost biodiversity, high carbon dioxide levels, and nitrogen pollution from fertilizers. Two more\u2014ocean acidification and phosphorus levels in fresh water\u2014are nearing their own tipping points. A sober conclusion:<\/p>\n
“Given the pace and scale of change, we can no longer exclude the possibility of reaching critical tipping points that could abruptly and irreversibly change living conditions on Earth.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
We\u2019re not just talking 3200 wild tigers any more. Everyone needs to know the causes of extinction and pitch in with individual contributions of time and resources. But WWF believes that \u201cthough the report confirms some disturbing trends, we can still change course\u2026. WWF focuses on protecting wildlife, conserving natural capital\u2014from forests and oceans to freshwater and grasslands\u2014and producing and consuming food more wisely. Together with our members and partners, we advocate for change and find solutions that will safeguard our planet and future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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