Between 1970

and 2018 Latin

America and the

Caribbean had the

steepest decline

in biodiversity

Index 1970=1

Latin America &

Caribbean

2

1.5

Index value

Statistical

certainty

1

0.5

-94%

0

1970

80

90

00

10

18

Asia Pacific

Africa

2

2

1.5

1.5

1

1

-55%

0.5

0.5

-66%

0

0

1970

80

90

00

10

18

1970

80

90

00

10

18

North America

Europe and

central Asia

2

2

1.5

1.5

1

1

-20%

-18%

0.5

0.5

0

0

1970

80

90

00

10

18

1970

80

90

00

10

18

Between 1970

and 2018 Latin

America and the

Caribbean had the

steepest decline

in biodiversity

Index 1970=1

Latin America

and Caribbean

Africa

2

2

1.5

1.5

Index value

Statistical

certainty

1

1

0.5

0.5

-94%

-66%

0

0

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

18

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

18

Asia Pacific

North America

Europe and central Asia

2

2

2

1.5

1.5

1.5

1

1

1

-20%

-55%

-18%

0.5

0.5

0.5

0

0

0

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

18

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

18

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

18