Fifth of world's plants under threat, warns Kew Gardens

Fifth of world's plants under threat, warns Kew Gardens London (AFP) May 10, 2016 - A fifth of the world's plant species are at risk of extinction, British researchers warned Tuesday in an unprecedented global census of the plant kingdom. The survey by Britain's Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, London, said 21 percent of species are under threat. The report, the first of its kind, is intended to become a global reference point for the study of plants. The study, which esti ... more

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