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Living Planet Report 2004

5 November, 2004

On October 21, 2004, WWF International released its fifth Living Planet Report. The report uses new scientific analysis, provided by Global Footprint Network, to compare the Ecological Footprints of 150 nations. The Living Planet Report 2004 includes more sophisticated data and analysis, more detailed time trends, and more robust results than years past. It confirms that ecological overshoot has become a reality: humanity is now consuming over 20 percent more natural resources than the Earth can produce, causing rapid declines in wild animal populations. Designed to track humanity's demand on the Earth, the 2004 report illustrates how human consumption and production pressures continue to strain ecosystem health. It also uses Ecological Footprint analysis to highlight ways to reverse these trends and become less dependent on liquidating the planet's resources.

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