Progress on Water-Related Ecosystems

In XX countries (and areas), representing XX% of global land area and XX% of global population, more than 10% of permanent lakes and rivers has been lost compared to the baseline period.

In XX countries (and areas), representing XX% of global land area and XX% of global population, more than 25% of permanent lakes and rivers has been lost compared to the baseline period.

Increases in seasonal lakes and rivers can be a sign of floods. In XX countries (and areas), representing XX% of global land area and XX% of global population, seasonal lakes and rivers have increased by more than 100% compared to the baseline period.

Decreases in seasonal lakes and rivers can be a sign of droughts. In XX countries (and areas), representing XX% of global land area and XX% of global population, seasonal lakes and rivers have decreased by more than 10% compared to the baseline period.

In XX countries (and areas), representing XX% of global land area and XX% of global population, more than 10% of mangroves has been lost since 2000.

Globally, the extent of permanent lakes and rivers has by XX % compared to the baseline period.

Globally, the extent of seasonal lakes and rivers has by XX % compared to the baseline period. Increases in seasonal lakes and rivers can be a sign of floods, whereas decreases can be a sign of droughts.

Globally, the extent of inland vegetated wetlands has by XX % compared to the baseline period.

Globally, the extent of mangroves has by XX% compared to the baseline period.

The total extent of water-related ecosystems in the world is XXXX square kilometres, representing XX% of global land area. The total extent of water-related ecosystems is made up of XX% permanent lakes and rivers, XX% seasonal lakes and rivers, % reservoirs, XX% inland vegetated wetlands and XX% mangroves.

With the broad definition of wetlands used by the Ramsar Convention, the world has XXXX km² natural wetlands and XXXX km² human made wetlands.

Globally, the maximum river flow has increased with XX% and the minimum river flow has increased with XX%, compared to the baseline period.

In the world there are XX large lakes that are monitored, of which XX% has a high increase in turbidity and XX% has a high increase in trophic state, compared to the baseline period. Turbidity and trophic state are signs of water pollution and overfertilization.