A third of global tree species threatened with extinction
- Date: 02-Sep-2021
- Source: National News Agency - Lebanon
- Sector:Agriculture
- Country:Lebanon
A third of global tree species threatened with extinction
NNA - Around a third of all the world's tree species are threatened with extinction, according to a global index published Wednesday, warning that climate change could tip some forests into ecosystem collapse.
Land clearance for farming -- both crops and livestock -- and logging are by far the biggest threats to trees, the State of the World's Trees report said, adding that climate change was also "having a clearly measurable impact".
The study looked at the risks to 58,497 tree species worldwide and found that 30 percent (17,500) are threatened with extinction, with a further seven percent listed as "possibly threatened".