Study finds only 39% of unique species have had threats and status assessed – less than half of New Zealand’s
The Tasmanian waratah, which is endemic to Tasmania. In Australia, almost nine out of 10 plant species are found nowhere else on earth.The Tasmanian waratah, which is endemic to Tasmania. In Australia, almost nine out of 10 plant species are found nowhere else on earth.
It warns an estimated 45% of the world’s known flowering plants could be at risk of extinction as climate change and other threats mount.The situation is even worse for 100,000 or so plant species yet to be formally named, with an estimated 75% of those at risk of vanishing. Only 39% of Australia’s unique species have had their threats and conservation status assessed – less than half of what New Zealand and South Africa have managed.“Without comprehensive assessment thousands of unique Australian plant and fungi species could be at risk, and we have no way of knowing which species or where to direct conservation efforts,” Gallagher said.
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