The world’s trees are in critical danger, with a staggering number of tree species teetering on the brink of extinction, according to a new global analysis released Monday.The decade-long project found that more than one in three tree species are threatened with extinction, underscoring the scale of the crisis facing our planet’s ecosystems.The report for the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List, which dropped during the two-week UN biodiversity conference in Cali, Colombia, revealed that of the 47,282 tree species assessed, at least 16,425 are at risk of going extinct — more than double the number of all birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians threatened with extinction combined.

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More than 1 in 3 tree species are at risk of going extinct, new analysis shows

Scientists assessing dangers posed to the world’s trees have revealed that more than a third of species are facing extinction in the wild. The number of threatened trees now outweighs all threatened birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians put together, according to the latest update to the official extinction red list. The news was released in Cali, Colombia, where world leaders are meeting at the… Source

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The world’s trees are in critical danger, with a staggering number of tree species teetering on the brink of extinction, according to a new global analysis released Monday.

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Over a quarter of plants and animals assessed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of threatened species risk extinction.

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The number of trees threatened with extinction is more than double the number of all birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians threatened combined, according to the assessment.

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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — The world’s trees are in critical danger, with a staggering number of tree species teetering on the brink of extinction, according to a new global analysis released Monday. The decade-long project found that more than one in three tree species are threatened with extinction, underscoring the scale of the crisis facing our planet’s ecosystems. The report for the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red L…

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The International Union for Conservation of Nature says tree species are at risk of extinction in 192 countries.

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More than one in three tree species at risk of extinction: Report

The Zero association says that the number of endangered trees is more than double that of all animal species (minus insects). On the IUCN Red List, 38% of trees are threatened.

A associação Zero diz que o número de árvores em vias de extinção é mais do dobro de todas as espécies de animais (menos insetos). Na Lista Vermelha da UICN, 38% das árvores estão ameaçadas.

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Extinction of many tree species is a danger in 192 countries, warns association Zero

38% of the world's tree species are in danger of extinction—out of 47,282 evaluated (80% of those known), 16,425 are threatened—and the problem is especially serious on islands and in tropical forests. This is the conclusion of the latest revision of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) after adding to its Red List the first global assessment of the conservation status of trees. The data paint a very worrying global picture …

El 38% de las especies de árboles en el mundo está en peligro de extinción ―de 47.282 evaluadas (el 80% de las que se conocen), 16.425 están amenazadas―, y el problema es especialmente grave en las islas y en los bosques tropicales. Es la conclusión de la última revisión de la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (UICN) tras incorporar a su Lista Roja la primera evaluación mundial del estado de conservación de los árboles. L…

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More than a third of the planet's tree species are in danger of extinction

Hedgehogs are on their way to becoming an endangered species, warns IUCN, which presented an assessment of the state of the trees at the Biodiversity Convention (COP16) conference.

Ouriços-cacheiros estão a caminho de se tornar uma espécie em risco, alerta UICN, que apresentou na conferência da Convenção da Biodiversidade (COP16) uma avaliação do estado das árvores.

More than 1 in 3 tree species are at risk of going extinct, new analysis shows

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