Living planet report 2010 : biodiversity, biocapacity and development

The Living Planet Report relates the Living Planet Index – a measure of the health of the world’s biodiversity – to the Ecological Footprint and the Water Footprint – measures of humanity’s demands on the Earth’s natural resources. Using an expanded set of complementary indicators, the report documents the changing state of biodiversity, ecosystems and humanity’s consumption of natural resources, and explores the implications of these changes for future human health, wealth and well-being.