1. Global strategies
  2. Causing extinction of species

Causing extinction of species

  • Endangering species
  • Accelerating extinctions of species
  • Causing accelerated extinction of plants and animals

Implementation

The OECD reported (2002) that, on current trends, by 2025 15% of all forest species will be extinct.

Claim

The Earth may need 10 million years to recover from the significant reduction in species diversity caused by humans, regardless of the scale of extinctions. This could be because new species cannot simply evolve to fill empty niches. Instead, completely new niches must develop. The long delay is a measure of the time it takes to recreate a diverse ecosystem with a wide variety of niches.

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Extinction
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Endangered
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SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #14: Life Below WaterSustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
Global strategies
Type
(G) Very specific strategies
Subject
Content quality
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Language
English
1A4N
V4428
DOCID
13244280
D7NID
201375
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Last update
Jul 22, 2021