Wild species relied on by billions at risk, report warns
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Rampant exploitation of nature is a threat to the billions of people who rely on wild species for food, energy and income, according to a new report. The UN's science advisory panel for biodiversity, known as IPBES, called for transformative changes in our relationship with wild species. The report, which took four years to produce and has been written by 85 experts from different specialist fields, comes as the UN steers a crucial international process to lay out a framework for protecting nature.
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By FABIANO MAISONNAVERIO 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 unless humankind improves…
Billions Of People Rely On Wild Species For Food, Fuel, Income: UN
Rampant exploitation of nature is a threat to the billions of people across the world who rely on wild species for food, energy and income, according to a new report from United Nations biodiversity experts published Friday.
From fishing and logging to the use of wild plants in medicines and perfumes, societies across the planet are deeply dependent on species that have not been tamed or cultivated in farming, with annual global legal and illeg…