A landmark report calls for action to stop the over-exploitation of wild plants, animals and fungi.
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services is conservation scientists' equivalent of the IPCC group of climate scientists.
It found that billions of people across the world rely on 50,000 species of wild animals, plants and fungi for food, medicine, fuel, income and other purposes. Dr Jean-Marc Fromentin, co-chair of the assessment for France, said rural people in developing countries were most at risk from unsustainable use, and had few alternatives, "often forcing them to further exploit wild species already at risk".About 50,000 wild species are used for food, fuel, cosmetics, medicines, tourism and other purposes.
The sustainability of wild species in the future is likely to be challenged by climate change, increased demand for such products, and technological advances in methods of hunting, logging and fishing.Commenting on the assessment, Inger Andersen, executive director of the UN Environment Programme, said more sustainable use of animals and plants can provide a strong incentive for conservation and living in harmony with nature.
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