“When you live in line with nature, the nature protects you.”
We are living on the most beautiful planet of the universe where we get everything! Air to breath, Water to drink, beautiful nature which is perhaps vulnerable in other planet so far. Recently World Economic Forum Annual meeting 2020 held in Davos where many important things were discussed, and the key agenda was all around how we are damaging our planet?
And here are 5 terrifying ways humanity is damaging the planet:
- Human have caused the loss of near about 80% of all wild mammals and half of plants as per the UN IPBES, despite making up just 0.01% of all living things. Infact, since 1970, global wildlife populations have declined by 60% on average as per the report published by WWF.
- Humans have cut down almost half of the planet’s tree since the beginning of civilization. You will be shocked to know that 15 Billion tress humans cut down each year.
- 1 million species face extinction within decades as sourced by UN IPBES. Out of which near about 25% of all species are threatened by human activities which is a shocking truth.
- Human activities have already severely altered 75% of ice-free land and two third of marine environments. Which is considerably at a risk as of now.
- Nearly 90% of marine fish stocks are fully exploited, over exploited or depleted, putting at risk the 3 billion people who depend on the ocean for their livelihood (Source UNDP).
So what does all this mean for us? Over half the world’s GDP is highly or moderately dependent on nature which is around $44 trillion.
If nature suffers, so does the world’s economy, world peace, progress and equality could be destabilized. Nature loss contributes to drought, which can drive conflict and increase the burden on women, who often manage fuel, and water. While extinctions could put new cures for disease out of reach. But there are massive opportunities for those who restore ecosystems… in areas such as reforestations, plant based meat, and reducing food waste. Organizations must identify any nature-related risks they face and manage their supply chain, assets and reputation accordingly so they stay ahead as the world forges a nature-positive economy.
What can you do to forge a nature-positive economy?
Source: WEF, Davos 2020