
HABITAT
OVERVIEW
Across the world, nature is on its knees. WWF's Living Planet Report 2022 says: '75% of the Earth’s ice-free land surface has already been significantly altered, most of the oceans are polluted, and more than 85% of the area of wetlands has been lost...
'The most important direct driver of biodiversity loss in terrestrial systems in the last several decades has been land-use change, primarily the conversion of pristine native habitats into agricultural systems; while much of the oceans have been overfished.
'Globally, climate change has not been the most important driver of the loss of biodiversity to date, yet in coming decades it is projected to become as, or more, important than the other drivers.” (Living Planet Report 2022, pg 4)
'We are hurtling towards a hotter planet where nature – and with it our food, our homes and livelihoods – will be unable to survive without urgent action now to save our climate.'
– Tanya Steele, Chief Executive, WWF UK
WWF GLOBAL GOAL ONE
Zero loss of natural habitats
WWF is working for 30 per cent of all land, seas, and freshwater to become protected areas or community conserved areas run by Indigenous Peoples and local communities – with a further 20 per cent managed sustainably.
We also aim to make a substantial contribution to placing 350 million hectares of degraded and deforested landscapes under restoration by 2030, and ensure managed forests, other landscapes, seascapes and river basins are under improved management or sustainable use.

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KEY HABITAT THEMES
