1 million species at risk of extinction: UN. Industrial farming, fishing are…
2025
1 million species at risk of extinction: UN. Industrial farming, fishing are factors that threaten to end existence of many species, says report. Relentless pursuit of economic growth, twinned with the impact of climate change, has put an “unprecedented” one million species at risk of extinction. Which of the following is a course of action for the following statement?
(I) This is the impact of the damage done by modern civilization to the natural world.
(II) Only a wide-ranging transformation of the global economic and financial system could pull ecosystems that are vital to the future of species and human communities worldwide.
(III) The essential, interconnected web of life on Earth is getting smaller and increasingly frayed due to this extinction.
(IV) “This loss is a direct result of human activity and constitutes a direct threat to human well-being in all regions of the world.”
- A.
Only I and II are implicit
- B.
Only II is implicit
- C.
Only III and II are implicit
- D.
All are implicit
- E.
Only I, II and III are implicit
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Correct answer: B
The question asks for a course of action. Statements I, III and IV describe causes, impacts or observations about extinction. Statement II gives an actionable remedy: a wide-ranging transformation of the global economic and financial system. Hence only II is a course of action.