Stop Extinction
Asia
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4m 12s
Human impact is driving the mass extinction of life on earth - over a million species, plant and animal, are in the verge of extinction.
In the last 50 years 80% of Asia'a forests and 50% fo the Amazon have been destroyed - what remains is essential the survival of the earth's surviving species including humankind.
NGO Global conservation is dedicating to preserving the species of today, for tomorrow
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