09-01-2021, 11:33 AM
Report: Malaysia among top six countries where thousands of tree species at risk of extinction
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — Almost a third of the world's tree species are at risk of extinction, while hundreds are on the brink of being wiped out, according to a landmark report published by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) on Wednesday.
According to the State of the World's Trees report 17,500 tree species — some 30 per cent of the total — are a risk of extinction, while 440 species have fewer than 50 individuals left in the wild.
Overall the number of threatened tree species is double the number of threatened mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles combined, the report said.
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According to the State of the World's Trees report 17,500 tree species — some 30 per cent of the total — are a risk of extinction, while 440 species have fewer than 50 individuals left in the wild.
Overall the number of threatened tree species is double the number of threatened mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles combined, the report said.
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