gave TereTere Saw the birth of a flock ofSpeciesSpecies From microorganisms to prehistoric giants, including dinosaurs and the first MammalsMammals. However, species do not last forever.
gave PaleontologyPaleontology tells us that over the past 500 million years, Earth has experienced several mass extinctions, the most famous (but not the worst) being the one caused by DinosaursDinosaurs About 66 million years ago. Thus, it is currently estimated that 99% of the species that once visited our planet are now extinct.
A mass extinction that is happening again.
But today, BiodiversityBiodiversity Threatened once again. Scientists believe that we currently a The sixth mass extinctionThe sixth mass extinctionprimarily due to human activities, pollution, habitat destruction, climate change and the inevitable decline in the population of many species.
Unlike the fight against global warming, the sixth mass extinction is struggling to get going. A key player in research #Biodiversitythe @CNRS And its structures try to limit their effects on living organisms. https://t.co/2jQjOaa5OD
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According to a United Nations report, currently, about one million animal and plant species are at risk of extinction in the coming decades.
We are also concerned about these threats, because species extinction has profound implications. EcosystemEcosystem And, therefore, on human life. Needless to say, all other human species are extinct. We are the last.