Over One-Third of Tree Species at Risk of Extinction, According to IUCN's First Global Tree Assessment.
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According to the first comprehensive Global Tree Assessment published as an update to the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species on 28th October 2024, nearly 38% of the world's tree species are now at risk of extinction—meaning over one in three tree species face this threat.
- The key findings of the assessment were announced at the 16th Conference of Parties (COP 16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity, currently being held in Cali, Colombia.
- The latest assessment reveals that at least 16,425 of the 47,282 tree species assessed are at risk of extinction.
Main Points:- (i) The report underscores the exacerbating effect of climate change on extinction risks, particularly in tropical regions, driven by rising sea levels and more frequent severe storms.
(ii) The global assessment recommends several conservation practices to help prevent extinctions, such as habitat protection and restoration, ex-situ conservation through seed banks, and botanic garden collections.
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