In the last 250 or so years, between 1753 and 2019, there have been a total of 600 plant species that have gone extinct! That's about an average of 2 species a year! For years we've been focused on birds and mammals and their rate of extinction, but the rate plants are going extinct is reportedly twice as much as amphibians, mammals, and birds combined!
“We depend on plants directly for food, shade and construction materials, and indirectly for ‘ecosystem services’ such as carbon fixation, oxygen creation, and even improvement in human mental health through enjoying green spaces,” said Salguero-Gómez.
The findings confirm an earlier report published by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) highlighting the dangerous “unprecedented” decline of “accelerating” species extinction rates. Today, over 1 million species are threatened with extinction, and as many as 135 animal, plant, and insect species are going extinct every day.
Add plants to the list of extinct life on this planet in the last 500 or so years and it's no surprise some scientists say we're in a mass-extinction event.
How much longer until our planet is destroyed? When will we accept a righteous leader who will save this world from its destruction? Leave your thoughts below.
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