‘Large-scale extinction of tree species’ threatens ecological and economic collapse, scientists warn:

Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), along with the
Global Tree Specialist Group of the International Union for Conservation
of Nature’s Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC), detailed this
“warning to humanity” in a paper published last Wednesday in the New Phytologist Foundation journal Plants, People, Planet.

They say billions of people could lose their incomes, jobs and
livelihoods if more isn’t done to prevent tree species from going
extinct.

‘Large-scale extinction of tree species’ threatens ecological and economic collapse, scientists warn:
Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), along with the
Global Tree Specialist Group of the International Union for Conservation
of Nature’s Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC), detailed this
“warning to humanity” in a paper published last Wednesday in the New Phytologist Foundation journal Plants, People, Planet.
They say billions of people could lose their incomes, jobs and
livelihoods if more isn’t done to prevent tree species from going
extinct.Read More