The UK may be known for its green fields and lush countryside, but new data shows that it is actually one of the countries in the world where biodiversity is in the worst state.
Biodiversity is the variety of all living things on Earth and how they fit together in the web of life, bringing oxygen, water, food and countless other benefits.
A study found that that UK is one of the world’s most nature-depleted countries, with on average about half its biodiversity left – far below the global average of 75%. It means the UK is in the bottom 10% globally for biodiversity. World Wildlife Fund.
The new tool for assessing biodiversity, known as the Biodiversity Intactness Index, estimates the percentage of natural biodiversity that remains across the world and in individual countries.
Researchers said the UK’s low position is linked to the industrial revolution, which transformed the landscape as well as pollution, human development leading to loss of natural habitats, intensification of farming and pesticides Natural History Museum.
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