Living Planet Report 2016

WWF and ZSL released a report that indicated that the planet is on course to see a two-thirds decline in wildlife populations from 1970 levels, by 2020. The Living Planet Report is compiled of data on wildlife population trends from the Living Planet Index, an important indicator of the planet's ecological condition.

Here, scientists Dr Robin Freeman, head of ZSL's Indicators & Assessments Unit, and Louise McRae, lead researcher on the Living Planet Index, explore some of the major findings of the latest Living Planet Report and the questions they raise...