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2 de nov. de 2020 · 6. Swathes of tropical forest lost to agriculture. Some 100 million hectares of tropical forest were lost between 1980 and 2000, according to the IPBES. This was largely down to cattle ranching in Latin America and plantations in South-East Asia, researchers added. 7. Nearly 40% of plants at risk of extinction.
5 de jan. de 2022 · Current levels of language loss could triple in the next 40 years. Greater education and mobility marginalize some minor languages. One language per month could disappear, without intervention. There are 7,000 documented languages currently spoken across the world, but half of them could be endangered, according to a new study.
21 de fev. de 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 ...
21 de fev. de 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 ...
26 de mar. de 2021 · Image: Unsplash/Alex Rose. 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 ...
3 de mar. de 2022 · More than 40,000 are considered threatened, and the list of species added to IUCN’s Red List, which documents the risk status of animal, fungus and plant species, is always growing, says Cox, adding that many extinctions occur without our knowledge. Extinction is also something of a grey area.
24 de jan. de 2024 · Biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse is among the top five risks facing the world over the next 10 years, the report shows, with environmental risks making up four of the top 10 long-term risks. The Forum’s New Nature Economy Report II sets out a range of solutions to help reverse nature loss and pull us back from the brink. Biodiversity ...
10 de fev. de 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.
31 de out. de 2014 · How zoos can save our animals. Oct 31, 2014. Today, many zoos promote the protection of biodiversity as a significant part of their mission. As conservation “arks” for endangered species and, increasingly, as leaders in field conservation projects such as the reintroduction of captive-born animals to the wild, they’re preparing to play an ...
10 de set. de 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 ...
