More than 17,000 tree species at risk of extinction globally

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Author - Megha goyal



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.

Some 469 of India’s 2,603 tree species (18 per cent) are threatened with extinction, a new report released September/1/2021, has shown. The country is also home to 650 endemic tree species that are not found anywhere else.
There are 142 species already extinct, while 442 others are teetering on the brink, with fewer than 50 trees remaining in the wild.
The most important threats to tree species are forest clearance for a variety of jobs other kinds of habitat loss like exploitation for timber, drugs, and so on and the distribute of invasive pests and illnesses. Climate disaster also has a measurable effects, the evaluation warned.

In the Indo-Malaya region, which covers India, 41 tree species are extinct, the highest globally in contrast to other regions. All over 3,819 species are threatened and 1,068 species are close to threatened, amid 13,739 species in the area.

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