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- 60% of the world's coral reefs could be dead by 2030.
- Dams hinder natural processes such as seasonal flooding and fish migration.
- Habitat loss is putting numerous migratory bird species in serious decline.
- Invasive species cost the United States $120 billion annually.
- Fertilizer runoff from farming raises nitrate levels in rivers, producing areas where marine life cannot survive.
- Today, 1.2 billion people are threatened by desertification of their environment.
- When forests get destroyed in Central Africa, it affects rainfall in Chicago.
- Most land suited for intensive agriculture is already under cultivation.
- 42% of endangered or threatened species in the US are at risk due to alien invasive species.
- Soil is eroding at an alarming rate—some 37,000 square miles every year.
- Conservation can attract investment and support jobs.
- 85% of deaths in all adult migratory birds occur during migration.
- Protecting people starts with protecting nature.
- Within the next 50 years, up to 40% of the plants and animals on earth could be lost.
- Without careful management, cattle can wreak havoc on landscapes.
- Every day, somewhere on Earth, thousands of acres are burning.
- Today, most of Illinois' natural areas are either gone or severely degraded.
- The Illinois wetlands are the land’s natural filters
- It is impossible to separate human activities from nature
- The world’s supply of fresh water is rapidly dwindling.