The human race is plundering the planet at a pace that outstrips its capacity to support life, according to a report by WWF. The world is consuming some 20 percent more natural resources a year than the planet can produce.  October 22, 2004

WWF Report Warns of Looming 'Budget Deficit' with Nature
People are consuming the earth's natural resources 20 percent faster than nature can renew them-a dangerous imbalance that is fueling the loss of species and may lead to critical resource shortages in the years ahead, according to a World Wildlife Fund study released on Thursday.
WWF Press Release (U.S. Newswire)  - November 4, 2004

Humanity is outstripping planet's capacity to sustain it: WWF
The world's population is consuming about 20 percent more natural resources than the planet can produce, the environmental organisation WWF International warned in its "Living Planet" report.
Agence France Presse  - November 4, 2004

Release of the Living Planet Report 2004
On October 21, 2004, WWF International released its fifth Living Planet Report. The report uses new scientific analysis, provided by Global Footprint Network, to compare the Ecological Footprints of 150 nations.
Global Footprint Network  - November 4, 2004

Press Release: WWF update on alarming state of the world
The human race is plundering the planet at a pace that outstrips its capacity to support life, according to a report by WWF.
WWF Press Release  - November 4, 2004

Group Warns on Consumption of Resources
Humanity's reliance on fossil fuels, the spread of cities, the destruction of natural habitats for farmland and over-exploitation of the oceans are destroying Earth's ability to sustain life, the environmental group WWF warned in a new report Thursday.
Associated Press  - November 4, 2004

World Living Beyond Its Environmental Means-WWF
The world is consuming some 20 percent more natural resources a year than the planet can produce, conservationist group WWF warned on Thursday.
Reuters  - November 4, 2004

WWF's Living Planet Report 2004
The full text of the The Living Planet Report, WWF's periodic update on the state of the world's ecosystems. This is measured using 2 main indicators. The Living Planet Index is derived from trends over the past 30 years in populations of hundreds of species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish. The second indicator is a measure our human Ecological Footprint - this is the pressure placed by humans on these populations, and caused by our consumption of renewable natural resources.
WWF  - November 4, 2004

Global Footprint Network
Organization that supports a sustainable economy by advancing the Ecological Footprint, a measurement and management tool that makes the reality of planetary limits relevant to decision-makers throughout the world.
 - November 4, 2004