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Living Planet Report 2004
At a special event in the 'Palais des Nations' of Geneva, Switzerland, WWF International recently released its fifth Living Planet Report using scientific analysis provided by Global Footprint Network. Using the Ecological Footprint, a measure of human demand on the planet's ecological assets, the Living Planet Report 2004 offers important information for reversing current trends.
The report confirms that ecological overshoot has become a reality: humanity is now consuming over 20 percent more natural resources than the Earth can produce, causing rapid declines in wild animal populations. It is possible to exceed ecological limits for a time, but this 'deficit spending' leads to the destruction of ecological assets on which our economy depends. These consequences include depleted groundwater, collapsing fisheries, CO2 accumulation in the atmosphere, and deforestation.
You can dowload the report:
http://www.footprintnetwork.org/gfn_sub.php?content=lpr2004