Latest report by UN, Extinction threat to planet

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Latest report came out yesterday by the UN, https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/06/world/one-million-species-threatened-extinction-humans-scn-intl/index.html

 

• Around 10% of insect species are threatened with extinction.
• 300% increase in global food crop production since 1970.
• 23% of land areas have reduced agricultural productivity due to land degradation.
• About 25% of greenhouse gas emissions are caused by land clearing, crop production and fertilization.
• Around half of all live coral reef cover lost since the 1870s.
• Urban areas have grown more than 100% since 1992.
• 25 million km of new paved roads expected by 2050.