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If not now, then never
Recently, scientists have called upon the global community to spend the next few decades working towards formal protections of at least half of the world's oceans and lands to prevent several species from facing threat of extinction. According to them, if the world is not able to protect 30 per cent of the oceans and land by 2030, with a focus on areas of high biodiversity and/or productivity,
it could lead to a major extinction crisis.
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Species that could vanish in 2018 if we don't act now
In the past decade, eight bird species have been confirmed as extinct or close to extinction. Globally, there are more than 16,000 animals on the list of endangered species. In India, Gangetic Dolphins are on the verge of extinction due to rampant damming of River Ganga. In fact, in Jammu & Kashmir alone, at least 30 species of animals and plants are nearing extinction, according to the latest notification by the Union Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change. 
Unfortunately, most of these species are affected by the loss of their habitation mainly due to human activities or climatic changes.
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