AFP News Agency - 36 plant and animal species declared extinct in 2020. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) confirmed the extinction in 2020 of 36 plant and animal species,
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UN Report: Nature's Dangerous Decline 'Unprecedented'; Species Extinction Rates 'Accelerating' - United Nations Sustainable Development
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