Nature loss can be reversed, scientists say
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A new report shows that conservation efforts have helped wild tigers, tuna and green sea turtles recover. This proves that global nature loss can be reversed.
However, scientists warn that the world must change how it produces food. If it does not, the world risks a collapse in biodiversity—the variety of all life on Earth.
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) studied nearly 36,000 animal populations and more than 5,000 species. This created the largest database of vertebrate wildlife ever made. Vertebrates are animals with backbones.
Scientists found that these populations have declined by an average of 73% since 1970. They say nature is still being degraded at an alarming scale, with no sign that these losses are slowing down.