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1 day ago · Accelerating extinction rate triggers domino effect of biodiversity loss. 21 May 2024 Climate and Environment. While nearly one million species are currently at risk of extinction, the United Nations University (UNU) is drawing attention to “co-extinctions”: the chain reaction occurring when the complete disappearance of one species affects ...
15 hours ago · The article delves into the intricate networks that make up our ecosystems, illustrating how the extinction of a single species can set off a chain reaction of "co-extinctions," ultimately threatening the stability of entire ecosystems.
3 days ago · The health of our threatened species has fallen by about 2–3% a year since the turn of the century. If, as is likely, the trend continues, it will lead to the extinction of many more of our...
15 hours ago · Between 1970 to 2018, the relative abundance of global species has declined by 69 per cent. The potential impact on biodiversity from the extinction of iconic species has been well-documented. It is harder to determine the impact on species which have not received sufficient conservation attention, since less is known about them.
2 days ago · Twenty-five percent of plant and animal species are threatened with extinction. In a subsequent report, IPBES listed unsustainable fishing, hunting and logging as being some of the primary drivers of the global extinction crisis. In June 2019, one million species of plants and animals were at risk of extinction.
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3 days ago · Endangered species, any species that is at risk of extinction because of a sudden rapid decrease in its population or a loss of its critical habitat. Previously, any species of plant or animal that was threatened with extinction could be called an endangered species.
5 days ago · The US Endangered Species Act (ESA) is our nation’s most effective law to protect at-risk species from extinction, with a stellar success rate: 99% of species listed on it have avoided extinction.
