Causes of the Life on Land Crisis 
Deforestation
Desertification
Poaching and Trafficking
Invasive Alien Species
Biodiversity and Natural Habitat Loss
Drives biodiverse species to extinction
Creates Insecurity and conflict
Among top 5 most lucrative illegal trades globally
Undermines poverty reduction by stripping countries of natural assets
Worth an estimated 23 billion USD annually
Leading cause of biodiversity loss and species extinction
Global threat to food security and livelihood
Climate change facilitates spread of IAS
Reduces resilience of natural habitats
Number of IAS will increase 36% between 2005 and 2050
Since 1990, the world has lost a billion acres of forests
Deforestation increases climate change
Farming, mining, and drilling account for more then half of global deforestation
80% of earths land animals and plants live in forests
250 million people depend on forests for subsistence and income
Leads to loss of clean water
Human heath problems: malnutrition, respiratory disease, lack of clean water
Habitats diminished, food does not grow, water not collected
Climate change amplifies effects
Africa and Asia affected most: 4.18 billion sq kilometers degraded annually
Leading cause is excessive use of water for agricultural irrigation
More than 75% of earths land is already degraded
Rapid loss of natural habitat means rapid extinction of already vulnerable species
Global food demand is a leading cause
Ranges of habitats are shrinking and effects biodiversity
Loss of up to 23% of natural habitats in the next 80 years
Effects natural cycles of ecosystems like reproduction, migration, and mating