RT Report T1 Global Biodiversity Outlook 3 A1 Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, A1 United Nations Environment Programme, K1 biodiversity K1 terrestrial ecosystem K1 marine ecosystem K1 coastal ecosystem K1 genetic diversity PB United Nations Environment Programme SN 92-9225-220-8 YR 2010 FD 2010 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/7934 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/7934 NO This Outlook presents some stark choices for human societies. On one hand it warns that the diversity of living things on the planet continues to be eroded as a result of human activities. The pressures driving the loss of biodiversity show few signs of easing, and in some cases are escalating. The consequences of current trends are much worse than previously thought, and place in doubt the continued provision of vital ecosystem services. The poor stand to suffer disproportionately from potentially catastrophic changes to ecosystems in coming decades, but ultimately all societies stand to lose. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 22, 2026