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21 %
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22 %
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23 %
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24 %
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Detailed explanation-1: -However, the report warns that 21% of plants are at risk of extinction, with threats including climate change, habitat loss, disease and invasive species.
Detailed explanation-2: -The State of the World’s Plants and Fungi report from Royal Botanic Gardens (RBG) Kew estimated that 39.4% of plants are now threatened with extinction.
Detailed explanation-3: -Almost 40% of global land plant species are categorized as very rare, and these species are most at risk for extinction as climate continues to change, according to new NSF-funded research. The findings are published in the journal Science Advances.
Detailed explanation-4: -The IUCN has assessed roughly 3 percent of described species and identified 16, 928 species worldwide as being threatened with extinction, or roughly 38 percent of those assessed.
Detailed explanation-5: -Kew’s State of the World’s Plants and Fungi project provides assessments of our current knowledge of the diversity of plants and fungi on Earth, the global threats that they face, and the policies to safeguard them.