Living Planet Index
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Part of @zslofficial.bsky.social | The Living Planet Index is a measure of the state of the world's #biodiversity based on population trends of vertebrate species globally
The 2026 Living Planet Database is now available.
It is the largest repository of vertebrate population data, and the latest update contains time-series data for 47,000 populations of vertebrate species from around the world!
🔗 Search and download the data at: www.livingplanetindex.org/search
It is the largest repository of vertebrate population data, and the latest update contains time-series data for 47,000 populations of vertebrate species from around the world!
🔗 Search and download the data at: www.livingplanetindex.org/search
October 8, 2026 at 4:12 PM
The 2026 Living Planet Database is now available.
It is the largest repository of vertebrate population data, and the latest update contains time-series data for 47,000 populations of vertebrate species from around the world!
🔗 Search and download the data at: www.livingplanetindex.org/search
It is the largest repository of vertebrate population data, and the latest update contains time-series data for 47,000 populations of vertebrate species from around the world!
🔗 Search and download the data at: www.livingplanetindex.org/search
How is the 2026 Living Planet Index produced, and what do its trends mean? 📊
ZSL’s Living Planet Index technical report outlines the methodology, underlying data and explains how to interpret the results.
🔗 Read the full report: osf.io/wravx/overview
ZSL’s Living Planet Index technical report outlines the methodology, underlying data and explains how to interpret the results.
🔗 Read the full report: osf.io/wravx/overview
October 8, 2026 at 4:05 PM
How is the 2026 Living Planet Index produced, and what do its trends mean? 📊
ZSL’s Living Planet Index technical report outlines the methodology, underlying data and explains how to interpret the results.
🔗 Read the full report: osf.io/wravx/overview
ZSL’s Living Planet Index technical report outlines the methodology, underlying data and explains how to interpret the results.
🔗 Read the full report: osf.io/wravx/overview
The 2026 Living Planet Index, as presented in the Living Planet Report 2026, has been released. 🌍
Global trends show that monitored vertebrate wildlife populations have declined by 73% on average between 1970 and 2022
🔗 Read the full report: livingplanet.panda.org/en-GB/
Global trends show that monitored vertebrate wildlife populations have declined by 73% on average between 1970 and 2022
🔗 Read the full report: livingplanet.panda.org/en-GB/
October 8, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The 2026 Living Planet Index, as presented in the Living Planet Report 2026, has been released. 🌍
Global trends show that monitored vertebrate wildlife populations have declined by 73% on average between 1970 and 2022
🔗 Read the full report: livingplanet.panda.org/en-GB/
Global trends show that monitored vertebrate wildlife populations have declined by 73% on average between 1970 and 2022
🔗 Read the full report: livingplanet.panda.org/en-GB/
Reposted by Living Planet Index
Breaking: we're losing nature faster than ever before.
But it’s not too late to change course.
The solutions exist. Now we need meaningful action from leaders to turn things around.
But it’s not too late to change course.
The solutions exist. Now we need meaningful action from leaders to turn things around.
October 8, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Breaking: we're losing nature faster than ever before.
But it’s not too late to change course.
The solutions exist. Now we need meaningful action from leaders to turn things around.
But it’s not too late to change course.
The solutions exist. Now we need meaningful action from leaders to turn things around.
In march, the first Global butterfly Index using the LPI approach was published in @consletters.bsky.social @iucnbutterflysg.bsky.social
Addressing Gaps in Butterfly Population Monitoring to Catalyze Global Insect Conservation
The conservation community sorely lacks a global indicator of change in insect populations. Given widespread insect declines, addressing this gap is key for conservation and policy targets. We sugges...
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 30, 2026 at 2:12 PM
In march, the first Global butterfly Index using the LPI approach was published in @consletters.bsky.social @iucnbutterflysg.bsky.social
A new paper using data from the Living Planet Database (LPD) has been published in @science.org examining how threats are driving global vertebrate population declines.
This work highlights the value of the LPD’s threat data for understanding biodiversity change at a global scale 🌍.
This work highlights the value of the LPD’s threat data for understanding biodiversity change at a global scale 🌍.
Halting predicted vertebrate declines requires tackling multiple drivers of biodiversity loss
Global vertebrate populations decline faster in the presence of multiple threats compared to single threats.
www.science.org
February 23, 2026 at 2:07 PM
A new paper using data from the Living Planet Database (LPD) has been published in @science.org examining how threats are driving global vertebrate population declines.
This work highlights the value of the LPD’s threat data for understanding biodiversity change at a global scale 🌍.
This work highlights the value of the LPD’s threat data for understanding biodiversity change at a global scale 🌍.
After being declared biologically dead in 1957, the Thames is recovering due to major conservation action.
Reporting on the Thames’ bird populations was carried out by modelling a Living Thames Index, developed using the Living Planet Index methodology. 🦆
🔗 Follow the link to read the report!
Reporting on the Thames’ bird populations was carried out by modelling a Living Thames Index, developed using the Living Planet Index methodology. 🦆
🔗 Follow the link to read the report!
The State Of The Thames | ZSL
Since it was declared biologically dead in 1957 in parts, the River Thames has made an astounding recovery. Read the results of the first complete health check of the river.
www.zsl.org
January 28, 2026 at 3:39 PM
After being declared biologically dead in 1957, the Thames is recovering due to major conservation action.
Reporting on the Thames’ bird populations was carried out by modelling a Living Thames Index, developed using the Living Planet Index methodology. 🦆
🔗 Follow the link to read the report!
Reporting on the Thames’ bird populations was carried out by modelling a Living Thames Index, developed using the Living Planet Index methodology. 🦆
🔗 Follow the link to read the report!
At the LPI every record is checked using a strict protocol. If a population trend meets our criteria, it’s included! ✅
We don’t compare absolute population sizes - only relative change over time. This makes trends comparable across the Living Planet Index, even if methods and units vary. 📊
We don’t compare absolute population sizes - only relative change over time. This makes trends comparable across the Living Planet Index, even if methods and units vary. 📊
January 21, 2026 at 11:34 AM
At the LPI every record is checked using a strict protocol. If a population trend meets our criteria, it’s included! ✅
We don’t compare absolute population sizes - only relative change over time. This makes trends comparable across the Living Planet Index, even if methods and units vary. 📊
We don’t compare absolute population sizes - only relative change over time. This makes trends comparable across the Living Planet Index, even if methods and units vary. 📊
While the Living Planet Database contains 1000s of populations, gaps remain for many species groups and regions. Fish are currently the most underrepresented taxa in the database.
Have data that could fill a gap? We’d love to hear from you!
📧 Please contact: [email protected]
Have data that could fill a gap? We’d love to hear from you!
📧 Please contact: [email protected]
December 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
While the Living Planet Database contains 1000s of populations, gaps remain for many species groups and regions. Fish are currently the most underrepresented taxa in the database.
Have data that could fill a gap? We’d love to hear from you!
📧 Please contact: [email protected]
Have data that could fill a gap? We’d love to hear from you!
📧 Please contact: [email protected]
The Living Planet Database keeps growing! The time and date of entries are saved for each record so we can track the growth of the database over time!
🔗 Explore or download the data: www.livingplanetindex.org
🔗 Explore or download the data: www.livingplanetindex.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The Living Planet Database keeps growing! The time and date of entries are saved for each record so we can track the growth of the database over time!
🔗 Explore or download the data: www.livingplanetindex.org
🔗 Explore or download the data: www.livingplanetindex.org
World Wildlife Fund Canada’s Living Planet Report Canada (LPRC) 2025: Wildlife at Home reveals the most severe average decline in the size of monitored wildlife populations in Canada since WWF-Canada began reporting two decades.
ago.wwf.ca/lprc2025/
ago.wwf.ca/lprc2025/
WWF's Living Planet Report Canada 2025 - WWF.CA
WWF's Living Planet Report Canada 2025 offers a window into Canada’s ecological health and the most recent trends on how wildlife is faring across the country.
wwf.ca
November 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
World Wildlife Fund Canada’s Living Planet Report Canada (LPRC) 2025: Wildlife at Home reveals the most severe average decline in the size of monitored wildlife populations in Canada since WWF-Canada began reporting two decades.
ago.wwf.ca/lprc2025/
ago.wwf.ca/lprc2025/
The Living Planet Database contains thousands of population time series from monitored sites around the world. With nearly 40,000 populations of over 5,000 species, it is the largest database of its kind!
🔗 Explore or download the data: www.livingplanetindex.org
🔗 Explore or download the data: www.livingplanetindex.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The Living Planet Database contains thousands of population time series from monitored sites around the world. With nearly 40,000 populations of over 5,000 species, it is the largest database of its kind!
🔗 Explore or download the data: www.livingplanetindex.org
🔗 Explore or download the data: www.livingplanetindex.org