Scientists have concluded that we are in the midst of Earth's sixth mass extinction. The main cause of this devastating loss of species is human activity, which accounts for the destruction of approximately 35.8 million acres of forestland every year — roughly the size of New York state. As forests disappear, countless species are threatened with extinction. The current global extinction rate — 50,000 species per year — is 1,000 times more than the natural rate. In biodiversity-rich tropical regions, this habitat destruction results in the extinction of an estimated 100 species per day

Scientists have concluded that we are in the midst of Earth's sixth mass extinction.

The main cause of this devastating loss of species is human activity, which accounts for the destruction of approximately 35.8 million acres of forestland every year — roughly the size of New York state. As forests disappear, countless species are threatened with extinction.

The current global extinction rate — 50,000 species per year — is 1,000 times more than the natural rate. In biodiversity-rich tropical regions, this habitat destruction results in the extinction of an estimated 100 species per day