{"id":566011,"date":"2025-04-07T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/?p=566011"},"modified":"2025-04-10T10:02:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T08:02:53","slug":"biodiversity-at-risk-and-sixth-extinction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/en\/biodiversity-at-risk-and-sixth-extinction\/","title":{"rendered":"Biodiversity at risk and sixth mass extinction?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"566011\" class=\"elementor elementor-566011 elementor-565992\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3acf934 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3acf934\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-element-5fe2cf27 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"5fe2cf27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-ba9c996 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/en\/2025\/04\/07\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>April 7, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-d7670a7 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__item-prefix\">,<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>8:00 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-afbda51 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__item-prefix\">,<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/en\/category\/people\/wow-really-en\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">WOW, really?<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4db73d4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"4db73d4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhen it comes to the biodiversity crisis, it might seem as if we are witnessing the end of the world: animals and plants disappearing relentlessly, ecosystems crumbling, and a question that often arises: 'Are we facing a sixth mass extinction?' Perhaps the image of a meteorite hitting us like in the movies makes it all seem more dramatic, but the reality is quite different. There are no meteors on the way, but things are still not going right. The biodiversity of our planet is threatened, and the consequences could be devastating for life itself on Earth. What can we do to prevent a future that could spell the end of many species, including our own?\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64515570\" data-id=\"64515570\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c4480e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c4480e8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41820bb5\" data-id=\"41820bb5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19eed4d\" data-id=\"19eed4d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ed048b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ed048b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>What is biodiversity?<\/strong><\/h2><p>Biodiversity refers to the variety of living organisms on Earth and the ecosystems of which they are part. It is a concept that embraces all forms of life, from fauna to flora, from microorganisms to ecosystems that interact with each other in complex ways. It is the very basis of life on our planet, a natural capital that sustains the productivity, health and stability of ecosystems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44e98136\" data-id=\"44e98136\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5da8afdf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5da8afdf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b280678\" data-id=\"b280678\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea49577\" data-id=\"ea49577\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16530729 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16530729\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Biodiversity is in danger<\/strong><\/h2><p>Species are becoming extinct at an alarming rate, much faster than historically. Usually, the natural rate of extinction of a species stands at one every 10,000 years. However, according to scientific studies, extinctions are currently occurring 100 to 1000 times faster. This means that we are facing a much more serious phenomenon than a simple natural extinction, with many species at risk of disappearing permanently.<\/p><p>There are five main causes of this acceleration in extinctions:<\/p><p><strong>1. Changes in land use<\/strong>: increasing urbanisation and intensive agriculture destroy vital natural habitats for fauna and flora.<\/p><p><strong>2. Over-exploitation of natural resources:<\/strong> over-extraction of resources such as timber, minerals, and fish is threatening biodiversity.<\/p><p><strong>3. Climate change:<\/strong> rising temperatures, changing weather patterns and rising seas are irreversibly changing natural habitats.<\/p><p><strong>4. Pollution:<\/strong> the release of chemicals, plastics and other pollutants is destroying vital ecosystems.<\/p><p><strong>5. Invasive species:<\/strong> non-native species establishing themselves in new environments are altering ecological balances and threatening local species.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77a5b109\" data-id=\"77a5b109\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d462cd4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d462cd4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0788d05\" data-id=\"0788d05\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c9c257\" data-id=\"6c9c257\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d703c37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d703c37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Why is it important to protect biodiversity?<\/strong><\/h2><p>When we think of biodiversity, a common question that comes to mind might be: \u2018Why should we care about the disappearance of certain species?\u2019. The answer is simple: biodiversity is the very basis of human life and well-being. If biodiversity is endangered and therefore diminished, <strong>we too are at risk of suffering serious consequences<\/strong>.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>An obvious example of how biodiversity directly affects us is <strong>agriculture<\/strong>. Pollinators, such as bees and butterflies, are essential for the production of much of our food. If these insects disappeared, many of the crops we consume every day could no longer grow.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>But not only agriculture: so many discoveries in medicine and chemistry have been based on biodiversity. One example is aspirin, which is derived from salicylic acid extracted from willow bark. <strong>With biodiversity at risk, we would have very limited access to these natural benefits.<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Every species, even those that do not seem essential, plays a role in the balance of our ecosystem. Species contribute to seed dispersal, control of animal populations and the nutrient cycle. Removing one species may seem insignificant, but in the long run, the ecosystem can collapse. Imagine a wall collapsing as you remove the bricks: each species is like a brick, and without it, the system starts to collapse.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c29deef\" data-id=\"c29deef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2584732 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2584732\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d80f1d0\" data-id=\"d80f1d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6391a13\" data-id=\"6391a13\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3950830 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3950830\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>What role do forests play?<\/strong><\/h2><p>Forests are among the richest ecosystems in terms of biodiversity. Not only are they home to a wide variety of species, but also outside the forests, trees play a fundamental role: they act as ecological corridors, connecting habitats and allowing animals to move around.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>To help protect biodiversity, we are working on two projects:<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Bosco Cinque Querce (Tuscany)<\/strong><br \/>A forest that was suffering degradation due to agricultural abandonment has been recovered to become a multifunctional forest. Here we are creating a food forest with more than 50 different plant species. In addition, this forest is part of the European <strong>LIFE ClimatePositive project<\/strong>, which aims to valorise the services and products generated by forests by experimenting in the field with innovative techniques to improve CO2 absorption and promote sustainability.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Mezzaluna della Biodiversit\u00e0 (Veneto)<\/strong><br \/>In cooperation with the Da Schio farm, we are creating an orchard integrated with forest species, creating habitats suitable for different species of local fauna such as badgers, roe deer and foxes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-afbdd9e\" data-id=\"afbdd9e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0abce6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0abce6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a020dd0\" data-id=\"a020dd0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-651fbe6\" data-id=\"651fbe6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e09b384 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e09b384\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Biodiversity at risk?<\/strong><\/h2><p>Biodiversity is a valuable but increasingly fragile asset. Each of us can contribute, even in a small way, to halt this negative trend. <strong>We can support reforestation projects, promote sustainable agricultural practices and raise awareness of these issues.<\/strong><\/p><p><br \/>Watch the video and learn more about how we can fight the biodiversity crisis and do our part for a greener, more sustainable future<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f5f299\" data-id=\"4f5f299\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32f57c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32f57c8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More news<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54c4fb55 elementor-grid-5 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"54c4fb55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Evento-WOW_Parco-Oglio-Sud-08.11.25_10-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/en\/updates-from-oglio-sud-park\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tUpdates from Oglio Sud Park\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t13 May 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-579098 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business category-people category-sounds-of-our-forests-en category-sounds-of-our-forests\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/en\/updates-from-adda-sud-park\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/16Evento-WOWnature-Parco-Adda-Sud-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-547570\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/16Evento-WOWnature-Parco-Adda-Sud-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/16Evento-WOWnature-Parco-Adda-Sud-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/16Evento-WOWnature-Parco-Adda-Sud-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/16Evento-WOWnature-Parco-Adda-Sud-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/16Evento-WOWnature-Parco-Adda-Sud-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/16Evento-WOWnature-Parco-Adda-Sud-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/16Evento-WOWnature-Parco-Adda-Sud-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/en\/updates-from-adda-sud-park\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tUpdates from Adda Sud Park\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t13 May 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-579171 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business category-people category-sounds-of-our-forests-en category-sounds-of-our-forests\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/en\/updates-from-oglio-nord-park\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WOWnature-Parco-Oglio-nord_23.11.24-10.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-561716\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WOWnature-Parco-Oglio-nord_23.11.24-10.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WOWnature-Parco-Oglio-nord_23.11.24-10-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WOWnature-Parco-Oglio-nord_23.11.24-10-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WOWnature-Parco-Oglio-nord_23.11.24-10-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WOWnature-Parco-Oglio-nord_23.11.24-10-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/en\/updates-from-oglio-nord-park\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tUpdates from Oglio Nord Park\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t12 May 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-578897 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business category-people category-wow-really-en category-wow-really\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/en\/can-nature-help-us-tackle-the-energy-crisis\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/La-natura-ci-aiuta-ad-affrontare-la-crisi-energetica.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-578888\" alt=\"La natura ci aiuta ad affrontare la crisi energetica?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/La-natura-ci-aiuta-ad-affrontare-la-crisi-energetica.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/La-natura-ci-aiuta-ad-affrontare-la-crisi-energetica-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/La-natura-ci-aiuta-ad-affrontare-la-crisi-energetica-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/La-natura-ci-aiuta-ad-affrontare-la-crisi-energetica-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/La-natura-ci-aiuta-ad-affrontare-la-crisi-energetica-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/en\/can-nature-help-us-tackle-the-energy-crisis\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tCan nature help us tackle the energy crisis?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t28 April 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-578930 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-a-window-on-the-world-en category-people\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/en\/overshoot-day-what-it-is-and-when-it-falls-in-italy\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/markus-spiske-iZYJzBWXfYA-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-578928\" alt=\"Immagine No nature no future\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/markus-spiske-iZYJzBWXfYA-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/markus-spiske-iZYJzBWXfYA-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/markus-spiske-iZYJzBWXfYA-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/markus-spiske-iZYJzBWXfYA-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/markus-spiske-iZYJzBWXfYA-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/markus-spiske-iZYJzBWXfYA-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/markus-spiske-iZYJzBWXfYA-unsplash-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/en\/overshoot-day-what-it-is-and-when-it-falls-in-italy\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tOvershoot Day: what it is and when it falls in Italy\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t28 April 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to the biodiversity crisis, it might seem as if we are witnessing the end of the world: animals and plants disappearing relentlessly, ecosystems crumbling, and a question that often arises: &#8216;Are we facing a sixth mass extinction?&#8217; Perhaps the image of a meteorite hitting us like in the movies makes it all seem more dramatic, but the reality is quite different. There are no meteors on the way, but things are still not going right. The biodiversity of our planet is threatened, and the consequences could be devastating for life itself on Earth. What can we do to prevent a future that could spell the end of many species, including our own?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":420,"featured_media":565994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[273],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-566011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wow-really-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Biodiversity at risk and sixth mass extinction? - WOWnature<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Biodiversity at risk and sixth mass extinction? 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