Nature-positive

One million species are at risk of extinction and to stop this, we need to know what’s driving the destruction

This study reveals that the biggest direct driver of declining global wildlife is the conversion of natural forests and grasslands into intensive agriculture and livestock farming The second biggest driver was the exploitation of wildlife through fishing, logging, hunting and wildlife trade, with pollution ranking third

Perhaps surprisingly, climate change ranks as only the fourth largest driver on land at the moment In the oceans, the biggest driver of biodiversity loss is direct exploitation from overfishing and bycatch

As Viva! has always said, this research shows that