News Headline
[Commentary] Reinforcing open access to biodiversity data in the Hindu-Kush Himalayas
Source
Mongabay (India)
Publication Date
2021-05-17
We are losing biodiversity at an unprecedented rate. The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment highlighted irreversible loss in the diversity of life on earth 16 years ago. The 2019 Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) report warned that around 1 million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction, many within decades.