According to the Living Planet Report, it's up to government, business and industry, and each of us to:

· adapt the production systems that provide us with food, energy, raw materials and water, so that they use resources more efficiently;

· consume our natural resources more carefully and efficiently;

· minimise consumer waste and maximise recycling;

· eliminate the use of toxic chemicals;

· close the gap in consumption between rich and developing countries;

· provide health care and birth control facilities for all; and

· protect, manage and restore the natural ecosystems (such as croplands, forests, grasslands and river basins) upon which we and future generations depend.

Of pressing importance is for governments to move energy supplies away from fossil fuels - oil, gas and coal - and promote energy-efficient technologies, buildings and transport systems.