Findings of major UN report on biodiversity out today

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Up to 1 million animal and plant species are on the verge of extinction — some within decades. That’s one of the findings of a landmark UN report released today. Andy Purvis is a researcher at the Natural History Museum in London and one of the authors of the report. He speaks with host Carol Hills.

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