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10月8日,世界自然基金会(WWF)联手伦敦动物学会发布《2026地球生命力报告》。坏消息是:1970到2022年,受监测的野生生物种群平均缩水了73%;好消息同样扎眼——野生虎15年间从约3200只涨到约5700只,绿海龟更成了史上第一种从"濒危"被降级为"无危"的海洋龟类。报告特意把这叫"希望的科学":自然衰退,并非不可逆转。
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On October 8, WWF published its Living Planet Report 2026, compiled with the Zoological Society of London. It finds that monitored wildlife populations have fallen by an average of 73% between 1970 and 2022.
10月8日,世界自然基金会(WWF)携手伦敦动物学会发布《2026地球生命力报告》。报告显示,1970年至2022年间,受监测的野生生物种群规模平均下降了73%。
Yet the report is also a story of hope. The number of wild tigers rose by more than 70%, from around 3,200 in 2010 to roughly 5,700 in 2025, thanks to coordinated conservation across governments and local communities.
但报告同样是一个"希望"的故事。在全球各国政府与当地社区的协同保护下,野生虎的数量增长超过70%——从2010年的约3200只增至2025年的约5700只。
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In 2025, the green sea turtle became the first marine turtle ever downlisted from "Endangered" to "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List, after 50 years of work across about 80 countries. Atlantic bluefin tuna, once nearly wiped out by overfishing, has also recovered.
2025年,在约80个国家历时50年的共同努力下,绿海龟成为有史以来第一种从IUCN红色名录"濒危"级别下调为"无危"的海洋龟类。曾因过度捕捞几近消失的大西洋蓝鳍金枪鱼,也同样实现了恢复。
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The report warns that far more money still flows toward activities that harm nature than toward protecting it, and that the gains remain fragile. "Hope is not passive," WWF's lead scientist said. "Hope's about action."
报告同时警告,流向破坏自然活动的资金,仍远超用于保护与修复的资金,且已取得的成果依然脆弱。WWF首席科学家表示:"希望不是被动的,希望关乎行动。"
(本文参考外媒来源:WWF《Living Planet Report 2026》官方媒体简报 · BBC · The Guardian · BBC Wildlife / Discover Wildlife · Zoological Society of London 伦敦动物学会)
重点表达
01 downlist /ˌdaʊnˈlɪst/ verb(保护生物学常用)
英文释义:To move a species to a less threatened category on a conservation red list (for example, from "Endangered" to "Least Concern") because its population has recovered.
中文释义:(在保护名录上)把某物种的受威胁级别"下调",即因种群恢复而调低其濒危等级。
例句:In 2025, the green sea turtle was downlisted from Endangered to Least Concern.
翻译:2025年,绿海龟从"濒危"被下调为"无危"。
✍ 用法要点:downlist 是环保新闻里的行话,对应"上调(濒危)级别"要用 upgrade the threat status。听起来像"降级",但在保护语境里其实是好消息。IUCN 红色名录由高到低大致是:Critically Endangered 极危 → Endangered 濒危 → Vulnerable 易危 → Near Threatened 近危 → Least Concern 无危。
02 biodiversity /ˌbaɪəʊdaɪˈvɜːsəti/(美式 /ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvɜːrsəti/) noun [U]
英文释义:The variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat; a measure of how many different species live in an area.
中文释义:生物多样性(某一地区或地球上物种的丰富程度)。
例句:The report warns that biodiversity loss is not yet irreversible.
翻译:报告警告称,生物多样性的丧失目前尚未不可逆转。
✍ 用法要点:bio-(生命)+ diversity(多样性)。常见搭配:loss of biodiversity 生物多样性丧失、biodiversity hotspot 生物多样性热点地区、protect / preserve biodiversity 保护生物多样性。写作时也可作形容词 biodiversity-friendly(对生物多样性友好的)。
03 reversal /rɪˈvɜːsl/(美式 /rɪˈvɜːrsl/) noun [C/U]
英文释义:A change to the opposite direction, order, or condition; a situation in which a decline is turned into a recovery.
中文释义:逆转;反转(文中指"自然衰退可以被扭转")。
例句:The tiger's comeback is proof that extinction is not inevitable—a reversal is possible.
翻译:老虎的回归证明灭绝并非注定——逆转是有可能的。
✍ 用法要点:来自 reverse(v. 反转;n. 相反)。reversal of fortune(命运逆转)是固定短语。在环保报道里,a reversal of decline(衰退的逆转)就等于"种群止跌回升",正是本篇最乐观的信号。反义词可用 continuation(延续)。
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