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Wayne Gilchrest: I said that before there was human impact on biodiversity and ecosystems, there was one species for every million…

On the recordMarch 2, 1995
I said that before there was human impact on biodiversity and ecosystems, there was one species for every million species on average, for every million species, you would have one species becoming extinct every year. That was before the human impact in the last, let's say 1,000 years. In this particular decade, in an evaluation of our relationship with biodiversity or species on the planet, you have about 10,000 species, plants, insects, per 1 million becoming extinct every year. That is an acceleration.
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Wayne Gilchrest
Maryland

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Discussing the impact of human activity on biodiversity and species extinction rates.

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