More than 1 3rd of tree species threatened by extinction

The study presented at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16) in Cali, Colombia revealed the alarming state of planet flora. More than 16,000 of the 47,000 species of trees analysed are at hazard of extinction, more than a third. The study states that this immediate threat is the consequence of human actions – from logging and transforming forests into agriculture and construction to...