2020年11月2日 · 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.

2023年2月10日 · 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.

2020年8月27日 · As many as one million species of animal and plant could face extinction, according to a 2019 study. This dramatic decline in the health of global biodiversity is a crisis in itself as well as a threat to the wellbeing of the planet’s population, the UN warns.

2024年2月15日 · Almost 90% of 42 African raptor species have significantly declined over the past 40 years, with over two-thirds at risk of extinction, a new study finds. As a result of these apex predators disappearing, the ecosystem is disrupted, leaving humans more vulnerable to zoonotic diseases.

2022年1月5日 · There are 7,000 documented languages currently spoken across the world, but half of them could be endangered, according to a new study.

2022年2月21日 · Extinction threat “For already threatened species, some of which live in such hotspots, such as monk seals or sperm whales in the Mediterranean, plastic pollution is an additional stress factor pushing these populations towards extinction”, says WWF .

2022年10月17日 · The chart above shows which species are considered to be most at risk of extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. The IUCN evaluates 140,000 species by population and how they have changed over time, and creates a Red List Index of relative survival probability.

2024年2月21日 · The report finds that 97% of migratory fish species are on the verge of extinction. The CMS research reflects concerns outlined in the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024 . In its longer-term forecast, the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem collapse is ranked as the third biggest threat the world will face a decade from now.

2021年7月20日 · Overfishing is causing many shark populations to decline and driving some to the point of extinction, according to a leading shark conservationist. But sharks play a crucial role in marine ecosytems. Improved marine management is a key component of protecting endangered species – and new technology could help protect sharks.

2021年9月10日 · The following infographic provides an overview of the species at risk of extinction as detailed in the latest update of the IUCN Red List of threatened species. With the largest share of assessed species, 41 percent of amphibians are considered at risk, followed by 37 percent of sharks and rays and 34 percent of conifers.