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September 29, 2010

Study: 22% of Plant Species Face Extinction
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A new study is warning more than a fifth of the world’s plant species
are at risk of extinction. The Sampled Red List Index says 22 percent of
almost 4,000 species are threatened, with human-induced habitat loss the
cause in over 80 percent of the cases. Stephen Hopper of London’s Royal
Botanic Gardens said, "We cannot sit back and watch plant species
disappear—plants are the basis of all life on Earth, providing
clean air, water, food and fuel. All animal and bird life depends on
them, and so do we."



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