We need to act now if we wish to preserve the remaining biodiversity in our planet. As the Kyoto Protocol has failed to meet most of its 2020 goals, the world is now experiencing the effects of a climate in crisis – extreme weather conditions, and unprecedented extinction rates, among others. If trends continue, over 8 million species will face extinction within a decade. 

Read the article below to know why scientists are saying that we have already entered the sixth mass extinction, and to learn how international organizations are addressing this issue.

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