The Living Planet Index measures the state of the world’s biodiversity based on population trends of vertebrate species from terrestrial, freshwater, and marine habitats. The LPI has been adopted by the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) as an indicator of progress towards its targets. The LPI is compiled by WWF and ZSL based on trends in thousands of population time-series data collected from monitored sites around the world. The Living Planet Database contains population time-series data on the abundance of tens of thousands of vertebrate species between 1970 and 2021. It is publicly available, except for some confidential records that cannot be shared.
How to use
- The annual Living Planet Report can be downloaded at: https://www.wwf.org.uk/our-reports/living-planet-report
- The latest results and the technical supplement are available at: https://www.livingplanetindex.org/
- Data in the Living Planet Database can be searched or downloaded at: