Risks of extinction hover over a third of Africa's tropical flora
West Africa, Ethiopia, Tanzania and southern DRC are exposed to the greatest pressures, according to the first assessment carried out on a continental scale.
By Laurence Caramel 20 Nov 2019 lemonde
Nearly a third - 31,7% - of the African tropical flora is threatened with extinction, according to a study published Wednesday November 20 in the journal Science Advances, which provides the first assessment carried out on a continental scale on the subject. West Africa, central Tanzania, Ethiopia and the southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are identified as the regions where the greatest pressures on biodiversity are exerted, with risks. of extinction which can exceed 76% in the Ethiopian mountains or 67% in the interior delta of Niger.
Compared to fauna, the vast majority of mammal and bird species of which have been listed and classified on the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), plants remain the poor relation of this planetary surveillance. , despite the role they play in the sustainability of ecosystems.
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