Please note, the biodiversity stripes have been updated and now have a dedicated site at https://biodiversitystripes.info/
The biodiversity stripes I shared in the summer have been very popular. This follow-up post shares some more news on their use and a revised set of stripes – updated data in the latest Living Planet Report means two more grey stripes had to be added, as our green natural world turns increasingly grey.
First the updated stripes. The biodiversity stripes are based on the Living Planet Index which tells us that the population of mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles has now seen an average drop of 69% globally since 1970. George Simons has suppored the bio-stripes by creating hi-res versions of the global stgripes suitable for print – if you are interested get in touch).
Global Bio Stripes 1970 to 2018 – Data: Living Planet Index http://stats.livingplanetindex.org/
Once again I’ve also simply overlaid a declining flock of birds onto the global bio stripes – please get in touch if you’d like to create some compelling overlays.
Global Bio Stripes 1970 to 2018 with birds – Data: Living Planet Index http://stats.livingplanetindex.org/
And now the news. Last week the stripes were used to open an official seminar by Scientist Philippe Grandcolas from the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) on climate change and biodiversity loss with French MPs in the French National Assembly.
This follows a makeover of my biodiversity stripes toucan, which is available on a variety of Greenpeace tops – an excellent and worthwhile Christmas gift i’m sure!
(Greenpeace/Teemill)
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George Simons recently founded Ruleo with the mission of using technology as a gateway to nature, to make it accessible, engaging and fun for all children to grow, play and learn with the natural environment. The desired outcomes are to improve children’s health, wellbeing and inspire environmentally friendly behaviours. Their current focus is developing an immersive app that connects children with nature through play and learning. They are collaborating with experts, organisations and charities that support learning in nature, outdoor play and nature connectedness for children and families, and are growing new relationships to establish content development partnerships. Ruleo’s priority is to unearth new investment opportunities to enable the next phase of app development. Please email George to find out more or discuss partnership opportunities – george@ruleo.uk
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LPI 2022. Living Planet Index http://stats.livingplanetindex.org/. Downloaded 8 August 2022
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