Biogeography

Located in the western Central Anatolian region, the Balıkdamı Wildlife Protection and Improvement Area hosts some 286 bird species. (AA Photo)

An area of pristine rainforest the size of the Netherlands was burned or hacked down last year, as the destruction of the planet's tropical forests accelerated despite a global economic slowdown, according to research on March 31.

Which areas will be affected

They have found an interesting niche…

Some 13,409 plant and animal species have been identified in Turkey as a result of extensive studies under the national biodiversity inventory and monitoring project initiated by the General Directorate of Nature Protection and National Parks (DKMP).

The National Biodiversity Inventory and Monitoring Project, initiated by the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry's Nature Protection and National Parks (DKMP), revealed the richness of biodiversity in Turkey. Within the scope of the project, 13,409 plant and animal species were included in the inventory with the studies made from approximately 853,000 observation points.

About one-third of tropical African plants are threatened with extinction, according to a new study cited by the BBC.

Much of West Africa, Ethiopia, as well as vast areas of Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, are the regions found to be most at risk, that will lose about 40 percent of their plant diversity

If rivers get dried, there would be destructive consequences for human being and environment, as they support biodiversity and ecosystem, according to an official from a river organization.

Turkey has a lot to do if it wants to preserve its wide-range of biodiversity, according to an expert.

This trend is accelerating, the United Nations said, quoted by NOVA TV.