Number of whales killed globally per decade

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• Global whaling peaked in the 1960s

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• African elephant carcass ratio
• Annual fish catch relative to mean catch
• Annual fish catch relative to mean catch by region
• Aquaculture production
• Black rhino population
• Capture fishery production
• Change in bird populations in the EU
• Change in total mangrove area
• Changes in UK butterfly populations
• Chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average
• Comparison of the Living Planet Index across reports
• Countries have a budget for invasive alien species management
• Countries that are party to the Nagoya Protocol
• Countries that have legislative measures reported to the Access and Benefit-Sharing Clearing-House
• Countries with more than 25 species at risk of losing more than 25% of their habitat by 2050
• Cumulative first records of alien species
• Day of the year with peak cherry tree blossom in Kyoto, Japan
• Drivers of recovery in European bird populations
• Endemic amphibian species
• Endemic bird species
• Endemic freshwater crab species
• Endemic mammal species
• Endemic reef-forming coral species
• Endemic shark and ray species
• Fish and seafood production
• Fish catch in the United Kingdom
• Fish discards
• Fish stocks and fishing intensity by group
• Fish stocks and fishing intensity by region
• Fishing intensity
• Fishing intensity by region
• Five centuries of cod catches in Eastern Canada
• Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed
• Global biomass vs. abundance of taxa
• Global first records of non-native species
• Global wildlife exports
• Health of fish stocks by fish group
• Health of fish stocks by region
• Indian rhino population
• Javan rhino population
• Living Planet Index
• Living Planet Index by region
• Local animal breeds with conserved genetic material
• Material footprint per capita
• Material footprint per gross domestic product
• Member countries of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
• Mountain Green Cover Index
• National biodiversity strategy and action plan targets align with Aichi Biodiversity Target 9
• National progress towards Aichi Biodiversity Target 2
• Northern white rhino population
• Number of African elephants
• Number of Asian elephants
• Number of animal species losing habitat due to cropland expansion by 2050
• Number of coral bleaching events
• Number of coral bleaching events by stage of the ENSO cycle
• Number of described species
• Number of parties in multilateral environmental agreements
• Number of rhinos poached
• Number of seized rhino horns and pieces
• Number of severe coral bleaching events by stage of the ENSO cycle
• Number of species evaluated for their level of extinction risk
• Number of species threatened with extinction
• Number of threatened endemic mammal species
• Number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities
• Number of whales killed
• Projected changes in cropland
• Proportion of local livestock breeds at risk of extinction
• Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas
• Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas
• Recorded species extinctions since 1500
• Red List Index
• Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquacultureLine chart
• Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquacultureStacked area chart
• Share of Caribbean reefs with Acropora corals present or dominant
• Share of described species that have been evaluated for their extinction risk
• Share of fish stocks that are overexploited
• Share of forest area within protected areas
• Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected
• Share of land area that is protected
• Share of land covered by forest
• Share of marine territorial waters that are protected
• Share of ocean area that is protected
• Share of populations increasing, stable or declining in the Living Planet Index
• Share of species that are traded
• Share of species threatened with extinction
• Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected
• Share of traded species that are traded as pets
• Share of traded species that are traded as products
• Southern white rhino population
• Species represented in the Living Planet Index
• Status of membership in the International Whaling Commission
• Status of the world's fish stocks
• Sumatran rhino population
• The decline of global whale biomass
• The decline of global whale populations
• Threatened bird species
• Threatened endemic bird species
• Threatened endemic reef-forming coral species
• Threatened fish species
• Threatened mammal species
• Total amount donated for biodiversity conservation in developing countries
• Total donations received for biodiversity conservation
• Transboundary animal breeds with conserved genetic material
• Weight of seized rhino horns
• What is wild fish catch used for?
• Which countries are members of the International Whaling Commission?
• Wild fish catch by gear typeStacked area chart
• Wild fish catch by gear typeLine chart
• Wild fish catch from bottom trawling