Up to 70percent of the world's known species risk extinction if the global temperatures rise by more than 3.5degC. One third of reef-building corals around the world are threatened with extinction. Every second, a parcel of rain forest the size of a football field disappears. The world is changing more quickly than at any time in human history. The forces of climate change, globalization, and a growing demand for energy are increasingly impacting on biodiversity and people. Watch IUCN's video to see how we are affecting not only individual species but entire ecosystems on which we all depend.
