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Scientific papers / institutions |
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| Convention on Biological Diversity | the abundance of vertebrate species populations declined by a third between 1970 and 2006, and the main pressures driving biodiversity loss are increasing |
| Earth Policy Institute | the sixth great extinction: status report |
| International Botanical Congress | ‘we will lose 30-60% of all species of plants and animals during the second half of this century, if current trends continue’ |
| National Academy of Sciences of the US |
‘Biological annihilation via the ongoing sixth mass extinction signaled by vertebrate population losses and declines’ |
| Science Mag. | the current extinction rate is 20-100 times the natural background rate |
| Science Journal (via the BBC) | ‘we’ll lose about half of all species by the end of this century’ |
| WWF | how many species are we losing? |
| WWF Living Planet Report | global populations of fish, birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles declined by 58 per cent between 1970 and 2012 |
| Zoological Society of London (via the BBC) | ‘globally, we’re losing around 1% of species per year’ |
Articles & information |
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| American Museum of Natural History | ‘extinction crisis poses major threat to human survival; public unaware of danger’ |
| Britain’s Got Talent | yes, you read that right. You tell ’em Olivia |
| Call of Life | documentary about the current mass extinction |
| The Current Mass Extinction | the web’s most comprehensive source of information on the current mass extinction – contantly updated resource of related articles in scientific journals and news media |
| Edward O Wilson | the world’s top biologist asks ‘Is Humanity Suicidal?’ and explains why humans are not exempt from reliance on ecology for our survival |
| National Geographic Magazine | Interview with Elizabeth Kolbert – can humans survive the current mass extinction? |
| Niles Eldridge | article by professor at the City University of New York, about the ‘sixth extinction’ that we find ourselves in |
| Norman Myers & Andrew Knoll | ‘how will the sixth extinction affect evolution of species?’: article by fellow at Green College, Oxford, and professor of biology at the Botanical Museum at Harvard |
| Wikipedia | Holocene (current) mass extinction |
