Wild species relied on by billions at risk, report warns

Wild species relied on by billions at risk, report warns

Beyond the gloomy picture, the report also provides recommendations for policymakers and examples for the sustainable use of wild fauna and flora.

Wild Species Relied On By Billions At Risk, Report Warns

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Every day billions of people depend on wild flora and fauna to obtain food, medicine and energy. But a new United Nations-backed report says that overexploitation, climate change, pollution and deforestation are pushing one million species towards extinction. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services – or IPBES – report said Friday that...

Wild species relied on by billions at risk, report warns

RIO DE JANEIRO — Every day billions of people depend on wild flora and fauna to obtain food, medicine and energy. But a new United Nations-backed report says that overexploitation, climate change, pollution and deforestation are pushing one million species…

Wild species relied on by billions at risk, report warns

Every day billions of people depend on wild flora and fauna to obtain food, medicine and energy. But a new United Nations-backed report says that overexploitation, climate change, pollution and deforestation are pushing one million species towards extinction.

Billions of Humans Depend on 50,000 Wild Species for Food, Fuel and Income, New Report Finds

A new report from the “IPCC for biodiversity” found that billions of people depend on 50,000 wild species for food, medicine, fuel and income.

UN: Billions of people rely on wild species for food, fuel, income

From fishing and logging to the use of wild plants in medicines and perfumes, societies across the planet use species that have not been tamed or cultivated, with annual global legal and illegal trade in the hundreds of billions of dollars.