Living Planet Index

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The Living Planet Index is a global biodiversity indicator that tracks trends in the abundance of thousands of vertebrate species to measure the state of the world’s wildlife populations over time.

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instanceOf biodiversity indicator
environmental index
global monitoring tool
abbreviation LPI
aimsTo provide an accessible measure of biodiversity health
raise awareness of global wildlife declines
dataSource government reports
monitoring schemes
non-governmental organization datasets
published scientific studies
dataType time series of vertebrate population abundance
developedBy Zoological Society of London
developedInCollaborationWith World Wide Fund for Nature
linked to: World Wildlife Fund
focusesOn biodiversity
vertebrate species
geographicScope global
hasFullName Living Planet Index
hasVariant freshwater Living Planet Index
linked to: Living Planet Index

global Living Planet Index
linked to: Living Planet Index

marine Living Planet Index
linked to: Living Planet Index

regional Living Planet Indices
terrestrial Living Planet Index
linked to: Living Planet Index
includesTaxa amphibians
birds
fish
mammals
reptiles
indicatorFor global biodiversity change
maintainedBy Zoological Society of London
measures state of global wildlife populations
trends in vertebrate population abundance
methodologyIncludes aggregation of standardized population trends
weighting of species trends by biogeographic region
relatedTo Biodiversity Intactness Index
Red List Index
reportedIn Living Planet Report 2018
Living Planet Report 2020
Living Planet Report 2022
supports Convention on Biological Diversity
Sustainable Development Goals monitoring
timeCoverage 1970 onwards
tracks changes in wildlife population abundance over time
usedFor assessing biodiversity trends
informing conservation policy
monitoring progress towards international biodiversity targets
usedIn WWF Living Planet Report
website https://livingplanetindex.org

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Living Planet Report usesIndicator Living Planet Index
Living Planet Index hasFullName Living Planet Index
Living Planet Index hasVariant global Living Planet Index
linked to: Living Planet Index
Living Planet Index hasVariant terrestrial Living Planet Index
linked to: Living Planet Index
Living Planet Index hasVariant freshwater Living Planet Index
linked to: Living Planet Index
Living Planet Index hasVariant marine Living Planet Index
linked to: Living Planet Index