20% of the world’s population consumes 80% of its resources.
The world spends 12 times more on military expenditures than on aid to developing countries.
5,000 people die because of dirty drinking water. 1 billion people have no access to safe drinking water.
Nearly 1 billion people are going hungry.
Over 50% of grain traded around the world is used for animal feed or biofuels.
40% of arable land has suffered long-term damage.
Every year, 13 million hectares of forest disappear.
One mammal in 4, one bird in 8, one amphibian in 3 are threatened with extinction. Species are dying out at a rhythm 1,000 times faster than the natural rate.
Three quarters of fishing grounds are exhausted, depleted or in dangerous decline.
The average temperature of the last 15 years has been the highest ever recorded.
The ice cap is 40% thinner than 40 years ago.
There may be at least 200 million climate refugees by 2050.
facts based on the documentary Home
4 comments:
I hope with this kind of statistics call , I would say, open our eyes more towards what our daily life tries to hide from them. These are small but important details in our world. from my side I am interested to know more what changes our world is getting to if nothing is done toward all of this. thank you khactcho for this
"A million % of me calls for a change, my number one wish for the new year" - sincerely, Mike..
I proudly join your call :), hoping for a better morning to be born. Keep on the good work my friend.
It'e never too late to be optimistic. Change starts with ourselves and our way in showing respect to the globe.Destructing the universe is a deadly sin. Thanks ladies for your comments, you both have mission to accomplish, maybe now or in the future.
Staggering numbers. :(
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