One-third of tropical flora in Africa is at risk of extinction

The researchers surveyed 22,000 tropical plant species in Africa and found that 7,000 species, or 32%, were at risk or facing extinction.

A reporter in Algiers quoted an article published in the journal Science Advances on November 20 saying that one-third of tropical flora in Africa is facing extinction.

Notably, the most threatened plant species are on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

An extremely endangered plant species in Tanzania.(Source: mongabay.com).

According to the article, researchers conducted a survey of 22,000 tropical plant species in Africa and found that 7,000 species, or 32%, were at risk or facing extinction. .

This risk is assessed based on one of IUCN's two criteria for overall population decline and narrowing of geographical distribution.

According to the study, the most affected areas of flora are in Ethiopia, Central Tanzania, the South Democratic Republic of Congo and the forests of West Africa.

However, because this is just a preliminary survey data, the research team hopes that after the research results are published, governments and the international community will pay more attention to the protection, preserve the flora in particular and biodiversity in general on the Black Continent.