Buds burst on a European larch (Larix decidua) at Kew Gardens in London, England on March 30, 2023. Dan Kitwood / Getty Images
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A new State of the World’s Plant and Fungi report from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew), presents the current conditions of Earth’s plants and fungi.
Based on more than 25 scientific papers and the work of 200 researchers from around the world, the report looks at global biodiversity patterns and drivers, as well as identifies crucial knowledge gaps and ways to tackle them, a press release from RBG Kew said.
One of the main findings of the study was that 45 percent of the flowering plants on Earth could face extinction, including…
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