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Nov 2, 2020 · 7. Nearly 40% of plants at risk of extinction. Four in 10 (39.4%) plants are at risk of dying out, according to the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew’s State of the World’s Plants and Fungi report. An additional challenge is identifying them before extinction, with 1,942 new species of plants identified last year alone. 8.
Feb 21, 2024 · A UN report highlights the existential threats faced by the world’s migratory species. Almost half of migratory creatures are in decline and 20% could become extinct. The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024 cites biodiversity and ecosystem collapse as a major threat. Whether it’s a murmuration of starlings, herds of wildebeest ...
Feb 10, 2023 · Listen to the article. The world has entered the sixth extinction crisis with the loss of species having a devastating impact on the biodiversity crucial to human survival. The process of extinction can be stopped by building technology, solutions and processes that can help us secure animal DNA and begin to reverse the damage created by humans.
Mar 26, 2021 · Restoring ocean life. The effects of climate change are taking their toll underwater and causing deep sea predators such as sharks to die out. A study published in the Journal of Animal Ecology suggests that if herbivores such as seacows lose their predators, the ecosystem will be damaged. For example, too many grazing seacows and an increase ...
Feb 21, 2022 · Ocean plastic pollution is set to grow fourfold by 2050, says a new report. And there may be 50 times more microplastics in the sea by 2100. Plastic pollution is pushing some species to the brink of extinction. But technological innovation and combined global action can help avert disaster. The level of microplastics in our oceans is set to ...
Sep 10, 2021 · A quarter of all species are threatened with extinction, according to a new report by the UN. The most at-risk species were amphibians, of which 41% are considered at risk, followed by sharks and conifers, at 37% and 34% respectively. It stated that human activity is having a devastating impact on the environment, but that it is not too late to ...
Jan 24, 2024 · Science is supercharging the conversation around extinction, with advances in genetics and innovation raising questions about whether it is possible to bring extinct species back to life. Geneticist Andrew Pask and de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences are working on reintroducing a species that’s been extinct since the 1920s – the wolf-like thylacine – using advanced genetics.
Dec 22, 2007 · extinct 和 extinctive 的区别：. 一、含义不同. 1、extinct adj. 灭绝的；熄灭的；消亡的. 例句：This is an extinct species of fish. 译文：这是一种已经灭绝的鱼。. 2、extinctive adj. 绝种；消灭的. 例句：A genus of extinct, large, flightless birds native to Madagascar. 译文：象鸟，隆鸟一种不 ...
Oct 17, 2022 · Here are six charts from the report, which explain the extent of nature loss and what can be done to achieve the goal of becoming nature positive. 1. A two-thirds drop in abundance. If we are unable to limit warming to 1.5°C, climate change is likely to become the dominant cause of biodiversity loss in the coming decades. Image: WWF.
Sep 10, 2021 · Potatoes, avocados, vanilla, wild cotton, wild bean, squash, chili pepper, husk tomato, banana, apple, prunes, and ginger are only a few on the list. Native varieties of vanilla in South and Central America are at highest risk of extinction, while wild cotton is second on the list, followed by avocados, and then wild potatoes. A previous study ...
