Ecological footprint and investment in natural capital in Asia and the Pacific

The Asia and Pacific region has some of the largest and most diverse ecosystems on earth. This report reveals that biodiversity is in decline in all types of ecosystems, including in forests, rivers and oceans, with the rate of species loss about twice the global average.

The report is published in partnership with WWF and provides a regional perspective on WWF’s bi-annual Living Planet Report. It provides good case studies from the Eastern Himalayas and the Greater Mekong Subregion.