BUILDING A NATURE-POSITIVE SOCIETY / CODE RED FOR THE PLANET
Pollution, climate change and overfishing are just some of the threats contributing to plummeting of
freshwater species. According to research done by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), dubbed Living
Planet Report (LPR) 2022, wildlife populations – mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish – have
seen a devastating 69% drop on average since 1970, with Kenya falling in the threat hotspots region
because of the decline of key species and degradation of key habitats.

WWF is extremely concerned about this trend given that these geographical areas are some of the most biodiverse in the world. In less than a lifetime, freshwater populations have fallen by an average of 83%, the largest decline of any species group. Habitat loss and barriers to migration routes are responsible for about half of the threats to monitored migratory fish species.

The LPR 2022 shows that #ForALivingPlanet we need our freshwater species to urgently reverse nature
loss and revert the loss of humanity’s depleted biodiversity. To achieve recovery of key species, we’ll require ambitious commitments nationally and more importantly from world leaders at the next
Conference of Parties to the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD COP15).

THE BIODIVERSITY CRISES

“We need to create and move from dealing with events to addressing system tipping dynamics where
we have agents of change and a mix of interventions that can trigger and potentially accelerate
transformative pathways to sustainable use and production. The LPR report makes clear that delivering
a nature-positive future will not be possible without recognizing and respecting the rights, governance,
and conservation leadership of Indigenous Peoples and local communities around the world”
Alice Ruhweza, Africa Regional Director, WWF-International.
#LivingPlanet  #LPR2022