The 2024 Living Planet Index (LPI) reports a 73% average decline in wildlife populations.
While extremely worrying, the numbers presented in the LPI report are often misunderstood.
Read our guide to understanding what the LPI does and doesn't mean: https://ourworldindata.org/2024-living-planet-index
While extremely worrying, the numbers presented in the LPI report are often misunderstood.
Read our guide to understanding what the LPI does and doesn't mean: https://ourworldindata.org/2024-living-planet-index
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I'm a little confused by the use of the geometric mean, after all the population changes between species don't compound with each other, nor are separate time periods considered.