UN Issues "Final Wake-Up Call" On Decay Of Planet

UN Issues "Final Wake-Up Call" On Decay Of Planet

The human population is living far beyond its means and inflicting damage on the environment that could pass points of no return, according to a major report issued Thursday by the United Nations.

Climate change, the rate of extinction of species and the challenge of feeding a growing population are among the threats putting humanity at risk, the UN Environment Program said in its fourth Global Environmental Outlook since 1997.

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