The sixth mass extinction is here
Paul Ehrlich and others use highly conservative estimates to prove that species are disappearing faster than at any time since the dinosaurs’ demise.
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More than a tenth of Earth’s wilderness was destroyed in 25 years
Humans have destroyed a tenth of Earth’s remaining wilderness in the last 25 years and there may be none left within a century if trends continue, according to an authoritative new study.
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Ecuador begun drilling for oil in Yasuni
Ecuador started with pumping its first crude oil from the Ishpingo-Tambococha-Tiputini (ITT) block in Yasuní National Park. Yasuni National Park is arguably the most biologically diverse spot on Earth. It also is in the top for amphibian diversity compared to other sites sampled in the western Amazon as the total of its amphibian species are more than the United States and Canada combined.