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More than 1 in 3 tree species are at risk of going extinct, new analysis shows

The report for the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List, which dropped during the two-week UN biodiversity conference in Cali, Colombia, revealed that of the 47,282 tree species assessed, at least 16,425 are at risk of going extinct — more than double the number of all birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians threatened with extinction combined

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/28/climate/tree-species-threatened-extinction/index.html

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