for diplomacy and i urge all countries to deliver. what is the deal designed countries to deliver. what is the deal designed to - countries to deliver. what is| the deal designed to tackle? the un called the conference in montreal the last chance to save the world s biodiversity. that means a huge range of species that make up the richmond s of life on earth. it is easy to see why there are so much concern about what is happening to the natural world. look at this. the un calculates that a million species are at risk over the coming decade. and look at global wildlife populations and they have declined. reduced by 69% since 1970. here is another way to look at the challenge. a staggering 75%, three quarters of the surface of the earth has already been significantly altered by humanity. that means cutting down forests, clearing land for farming, cutting down forests, clearing land forfarming, draining land for farming, draining wetland, land forfarming, draining wetland, damning river
69% since i970(ani land) here s another way to look at the challenge, a staggering 75% three quarters of the surface of the earth has already been significantly altered by humanity. what does significantly altered mean? we re talking cutting down forests, clearing land for farming, draining wetlands, damming rivers, or building towns and cities. this isn tjust something that is happening in far off countries with exotic ecosystems like rainforests or coral reefs. if anything, the natural world is under even more pressure here in the uk. according to the nature charity, the world wildlife fund, the uk is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world. in fact, the uk is reckoned to have just 53% its biodiversity left. i think the key thing that we need to do i think the key thing that we need to do it i think the key thing that we need to do it and we will concentrate on now is to do it and we will concentrate on now is making sure that we have an increasing now is mak
the un calculates a million species are at risk of extinction in the coming decades, and just look how global wildlife populations have already declined. they are reckoned to have reduced by. look at that. 69% since 1970. here s another way to look at the challenge. a staggering 75%, and three quarters, of the surface of the earth has already been significantly altered by humanity. what does significantly altered mean? we are talking cutting down forests, clearing land for farming, draining wetlands, damming rivers or building towns and cities. this isn tjust something happening in far off countries with exotic ecosystems like rain forests or coral reefs. even in this once small english woodland, you might see four or five different kinds of finches. if anything, the natural world is under even more pressure here in the uk. according to the nature charity the world wildlife fund, the uk is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world.