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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.
Jan 5, 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.
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 ...
Feb 10, 2023 · Image: Steve Jurvetson/Flickr. 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 ...
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 ...
Sep 2, 2021 · Almost a third of the world's tree species are at risk of extinction, according to a new report. It found that 30% of tree species are at risk of going extinct, while 440 species have fewer than 50 individuals left in the wild. In total, the number of threatened tree species is double the number of threatened mammals, birds, amphibians and ...
Jan 24, 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 ...
Mar 26, 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 ...
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.
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 ...
