Humans behind 70% fall in world’s wildlife over last 50 years
The average size of wildlife populations has plummeted more than two-thirds in less than 50 years because of deforestation and rampant overconsumption, experts said on Thursday in a stark warning to save nature in order to save ourselves. Human activity has severely degraded three-quarters of all land and 40 percent of the Earth's oceans, and the accelerating destruction of nature is likely to have untold consequences on health and livelihoods, […]
