Emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal now endangered

Migratory monarch butterfly now Endangered

Safeguarding “key biodiversity areas”, covering just 9% of land surface, could reduce global extinction risk by almost half (47%)

Coastal ecosystems such as mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrass meadows sequester and store more carbon per unit area than terrestrial forestsand are now being recognised for their role in mitigating climate change

Coastal ecosystems such as mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrass meadows sequester and store more carbon per unit area than terrestrial forestsand are now being recognised for their role in mitigating climate change

With only about one-sixth of the original coral cover left, most Caribbean coral reefs may disappear in the next 20 years, primarily due to the loss of grazers in the region