HOW WE’RE DESTROYING THE PLANET

UNDER THREAT:

■ 4 in 10 of amphibian species ■ Almost 30% of reef-forming corals ■ More than a third of marine mammals ■ 10 per cent of insects ■ £438billion of global crops every year

HOW WORLD HAS CHANGED:

■ Human population has doubled in 50 years ■ Urban areas have more than doubled since 1992 ■ Plastic pollution has risen tenfold since 1980 ■ 400 ‘dead zones’ covering area greater than UK created by fertilisers washed into seas ■ Up to 400million tons of industrial waste dumped in the world’s waters every year

Source: The UN-backed report from 455 experts in 50 countries