Wild Tobago

Dr. Anjani Ganase shares key findings from the WWF Living Planet Report 2024 which warns of dire consequences from failure to protect biodiversity on land and in the ocean.   Our planet has suffered major biodiversity loss – an average of 73 % - by every metric over the last 50 years. This is the global average based on over 35,000 populations of monitored wildlife consisting of about 5000 species in marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems. The average decline is even more shocking at the regional level with Latin America and Caribbean region showing 95 % decline in biodiversity, the highest level compared to other regions. This is based on just under 4000 monitored populations, made up of 1362 species in the region. Compared to Africa which has 76 % decline, while Asia and the Pacific have an average of 60 % decline. Other regions, such as North America and Europe show lower declines in the past 50 years, though much biodiversity loss occurred in previou...

Dr Anjani Ganase joins the dots from lockdown in pandemic to climate change and how our lives are changed. The key is to see ourselves as active participants, responsible for the health of the earth in whichever corner we find ourselves.   Last week we celebrated World Environment Day on June 5 with the international theme of Re-imagine. Recreate. Restore ; a call to action to regenerate and restore our natural ecosystems in the world that has been ravaged by human exploitations.   This week, World Oceans Day on June 8 was observed with the theme of The Ocean: Life and Livelihoods highlighting interconnectivity with the ocean and its resources. This is especially pertinent to island nations that depend on ocean resources yet lack understanding of the marine ecosystems and how they function. In 2021, both days occur in the first year of the UN Decade of Ocean Science and Sustainable Development, a decade that pushes efforts to reverse the damage to ...