living planet report 2012 principal lpr 2012 graphics

Living Planet Report 2012

Principal LPR 2012 Graphics

Biodiversity

The cumulative number of population time series in the LPI database


WWF / ZSL, 2012

Biodiversity

Global Living Planet Index (-28%)


WWF / ZSL, 2012

Biodiversity

The Global Living Planet Index


WWF / ZSL, 2012

Biodiversity

Turning population trends into the Living Planet indices


WWF / ZSL, 2012

Biodiversity

Northern bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus), Western Atlantic Ocean


International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) cited in Safina and Klinger, 2008.

Biodiversity

European otter (Lutra lutra), Denmark


Normander et al., 2009.

Biodiversity

Wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans), Bird Island, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean


Based on unpublished data from the British Antarctic Servey long-term monitoring programme 2012.

Biodiversity

The tropical and temperate Living Planet indices


WWF / ZSL, 2012

Biodiversity

The terrestrial Living Planet Index


WWF / ZSL, 2012

Biodiversity

The marine Living Planet Index


WWF / ZSL, 2012

Biodiversity

The freshwater Living Planet Index


WWF / ZSL, 2012

Biodiversity

The temperate and tropical freshwater Living Planet indices


WWF / ZSL, 2012

Biodiversity

Tiger population trends, range and conservation priorities


WWF / ZSL, 2012

Biodiversity

Freshwater cetacean population trends and ranges


IUCN, 2011.

Biodiversity

Living Planet Index for Atlantic cod


WWF / ZSL, 2012

Biodiversity

Atlantic cod population trends


WWF / ZSL, 2012

Biodiversity

Biomass estimates for Atlantic cod on the Scotian Shelf


Based on Rosenberg et al., 2005 and personal communication with Andrew Rosenberg and Karen Alexander.

Biodiversity

Global biogeographic realms


WWF / ZSL, 2012

Biodiversity

Nearctic LPI


WWF / ZSL, 2012

Biodiversity

Palearctic LPI


WWF / ZSL, 2012

Biodiversity

Neotropical LPI


WWF / ZSL, 2012

Biodiversity

Afrotropical LPI


WWF / ZSL, 2012

Biodiversity

Indo-Pacific LPI


WWF / ZSL, 2012

Biodiversity

Global Ecological Footprint (+50%)


Global Footprint Network, 2011.

Ecological Footprint

Global Ecological Footprint by component, 1961-2008




Exploring the Ecological Footprint


WWF, 2012

Ecological Footprint and biocapacity

Trends in Ecological Footprint and biocapacity per person between 1961 and 2008



Ecological Footprint and biocapacity

Factors driving Ecological Footprint and biocapacity


WWF, 2012


Changing Ecological Footprint per person 1961 and 2008




Ecological Footprint per country, per person, 2008



Biocapacity

Total Biocapacity per country in 2008



Biocapacity

Biocapacity per person in 2008, by country



Biocapacity

Top 10 national biocapacities in 2008




Breakdown of the per capita household Ecological Footprint as a percentage of the USA



Population dynamics

Regional and global population growth between 1950 and 2100


UNFPA, 2011


Ecological Footprint by geographic grouping, in 1961




Ecological Footprint by geographic grouping, in 2008



Country income categories

Countries in high, middle and low income categories


WWF, 2012


Changes in the Ecological Footprint per person in high-, middle- and low-income countries between 1961 and 2008



Biodiversity

Living Planet Index by country income group


WWF / ZSL, 2012

Urban population

Projected urban population growth rates by city size (2009-2025)


UN Population Division; Booz & Company analysis


“Business as usual” scenario of the Ecological Footprint from 2009 to 2050



Urban population

The number of people living in cities in each country of the world in 2010, together with the percentage of the population in countries with large urban populations.


UN population division. Figure drawn by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development in WBCSD, 2012, based on data from the UN Population Division UN, 2010.

Development and Human Well-being

The Ecological Footprint for each country versus the Human Development Index, 2008



Development and Human Well-being

The Ecological Footprint for each country (in 2008) versus the Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (in 2011)



Water Footprint

Three ways of presenting the Water Footprint: (a) In total and broken down into its three components; (b) Calculated for specific areas, such as a river basin, and (c) during different times in the year


Adapted from Chapagain, A.K. and Tickner, D. 2011. Global Water Footprint data, from Hoekstra and Mekonnen, 2012.

Water Footprint

Blue water scarcity in 405 river basins between 1996 and 2005


Hoekstra et al, 2012.

Water Footprint

Water scarcity in the world’s major river basins in February and June


Hoekstra et al, 2012.

Water Footprint

Water scarcity over the year for the Tigris-Euphrates Basin (monthly average for the period 1996-2005)


WWF, 2012

Interconnections

Interconnections between people, biodiversity, ecosystem health and provision of ecosystem services


WWF, 2012

Ecosystem Services

Generalized model of forest transition that outlines some of the challenges associated with REDD+ in different countries


Modified from Wertz-kanounnikoff and Kongphan-apira, 2009.

Ecosystem Services

Waves of forest degradation spreading out from Dar es Salaam (DES)between 1991 and 2005


Ahrends et al, 2010.

Ecosystem Services

Biodiversity impact of logging around Dar es Salaam


Ahrends et al, 2010.

Ecosystem Services

Trends in number of global free-flowing rivers greater than 1,000km in length


WWF, 2006

Ecosystem Services

The expansion and impact of world fishing fleets in a) 1950 and b) 2006


Swartz et al, 2010

Ecosystem Services

Surface temperature trends in the Arctic


NASA, 2012.

Ecosystem Services

Illustrative examples of global impacts projected for climate changes (and sea level and atmospheric carbon dioxide where relevant) associated with different amounts of increase in global average surface temperature in the 21st century (IPCC 2007c)


WWF, 2012

Ecosystem Services

Overlap between conservation areas and ecosystem services (carbon stocks and erosion prevention) in Sumatra, Indonesia


Strassburg et al, 2012.

Ecosystem Services

Comparison of gross deforestation under the Do Nothing Scenario, Target Scenario, Target Delayed Scenario and Half Measures Scenario


WWF, 2011

Ecosystem Services

Forest cover in 2000 and projected forest cover in 2050


Strassburg et al, 2012.

One planet perspective

One Planet perspective


WWF, 2012

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