Nature is in more trouble now than at any other time in human history, with extinction looming over 1 million species of plants and animals, scientists said Monday in the United Nations' first comprehensive report on biodiversity.
Nature is in more trouble now than at any other time in human history, with extinction looming over 1 million species of plants and animals, scientists said Monday in the United Nations' first comprehensive report on biodiversity.Advertisement
"The biological diversity of this planet has been really hammered, and this is really our last chance to address all of that," Lovejoy said. "We are indeed threatening the potential food security, water security, human health and social fabric" of humanity, Watson told the Associated Press. He said the poor in less developed countries bear the greatest burden.Turning forests, grasslands and other areas into farms, cities and other developments. The habitat loss leaves plants and animals homeless.
The world's coral reefs are a perfect example of where climate change and species loss intersect. If the world warms another 0.9 degree, which other reports say is likely, coral reefs will probably dwindle by 70% to 90%, the report said. At 1.8 degrees, the report said, 99% of the world's coral will be in trouble.
The report goes beyond species. Of the 18 measured ways nature helps humans, the report said 14 are declining, with food and energy production noticeable exceptions. The report found downward trends in nature's ability to provide clean air and water, good soil and other essentials.
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