Earth is losing plants, animals and clean water at a dramatic rate, according to four new United Nations scientific reports on biodiversity. Scientists meeting in Colombia issued four regional reports Friday on how well animal and plants are doing in the Americas; Europe and Central Asia; Africa; and the Asia-Pacific area. The reports project that, if current trends continue:By the year 2050 the Americas will have 15 percent fewer plants and animals than now. In Asia, there will be no fish stocks for commercial fishing by 2048. "This is undermining well-being across the planet, threatening us long-term on food and water," Watson said in an interview.

Source: CBC News March 23, 2018 14:57 UTC