Latin America
and the Caribbean
Wildlife populations are declining across the globe but falling especially steeply in tropical regions
1
0.5
-94%
Index of
biodiversity,
1970 = 1
0
1970
2016
Africa
Asia-Pacific
1
1
-45%
0.5
0.5
-65%
0
0
1970
2016
1970
2016
North America
Europe and
central Asia
1
1
-24%
0.5
0.5
-33%
0
0
1970
2016
1970
2016
Wildlife populations are declining across the globe but falling especially steeply in tropical regions
Latin America
and the Caribbean
Africa
1
1
0.8
0.8
0.6
0.6
Index of biodiversity,
1970 = 1
0.4
0.4
-65%
0.2
0.2
-94%
0
0
1970
2016
1970
2016
Asia-Pacific
North America
Europe and central Asia
1
1
1
0.8
0.8
0.8
-24%
-45%
0.6
0.6
0.6
-33%
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
0
0
0
1970
2016
1970
2016
1970
2016