# 5 Things Countries Can Do this Year to Stop Biodiversity Loss

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/5-things-countries-can-do-this-year-to-stop-biodiversity-loss-2/
- Published: 2024-10-11T09:15:02-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image credit: Edward Parker / Alamy Stock Photo. Commentary article by Crystal Davis. World Resources Institute – September 30, 2024.  Nature is disappearing at a terrifying rate. In 2023, the world lost 10 football (soccer) fields’ worth of tropical forest per minute. Wildlife populations have shrunk by nearly 70% over the last 50 years. Today, around 1 million plant and animal species are at risk of extinction, many within decades. This loss affects every person on the planet. […] Click here to view original web page at www.wri.org