Biodiversity crisis is about to put humanity at risk, UN scientists to warn

'We are in trouble if we don't act,' say experts, with up to 1m species at risk of annihilationThe world's leading scientists will warn the planet's life-support systems are approaching a danger zone for humanity when they release the results of the most comprehensive study of life on Earth ever undertaken.Up to 1m species are at risk of annihilation, many within decades, according to a leaked draft of the global assessment report, which has been compiled over three years by the UN's leading research body on nature. Continue reading...