PARIS - Up to one million species face extinction due to human influence, according to a draft UN report obtained by AFP that painstakingly catalogues how humanity has undermined the natural resources upon which its very survival depends. - 'Mass extinction event' -The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) report warns of "an imminent rapid acceleration in the global rate of species extinction." "Half-a-million to a million species are projected to be threatened with extinction, many within decades." But a landmark UN climate report in October said that would still be enough to boost the intensity and frequency of deadly heatwaves, droughts, floods and storms. The report cautioned against climate change solutions that may inadvertently harm Nature.

Source: Bangkok Post April 23, 2019 13:18 UTC