Biospace
Why are 1 million species at risk of extinction – and what can we do about it? The answer is simple: space. One species (homo sapiens) have crowded out 8.7 million species. To give other life on Earth a chance, say experts, we must give them more space: 30% of the planet by 2030 and 50% by 2050. We currently protect around 15%. But biodiversity is not evenly spread. Yesterday, I went walking on Table Mountain in Cape Town, which has 2,200 species of flowering plant; the UK has 1,500 in total. Do you value and protect your biospace hotspots?
— Wayne Visser
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