fighting is continuing in a number of areas in the east as the country s forces re take more territory from the russians in the south. both sides have suffered heavy losses. twitter has confirmed the world s richest man, elon musk, is going through with his bid to buy the company. australia has announced plans to halt its extinction crisis and save more than 100 species. they include iconic species like the koala. it s the first time a federal government has announced a zero extinctions target for australia s plants and animals. the 10 year plan also aims to protect an additional 50 million hectares of land and sea area by 2027. let s hear from australia s environment minister, tanya plibersek. the threatened species action plan is an ambitious and a specific plan to stop further
biodiversity. unfortunately, that biodiversity on those islands has been severely impacted. 75% of all extinctions, david, in the last few hundred years have occurred on islands. that said, islands also represent a massive opportunity. we can make a huge difference for biodiversity and full human livelihoods on islands. , , , islands. just tell me this, richard, islands. just tell me this, richard, how islands. just tell me this, richard, how is islands. just tell me this, | richard, how is eradicating rats helping uninhabited islands to protect themselves, to improve their resilience against climate change? yes, so climate change, against climate change? yes, so climate change, as against climate change? yes, so climate change, as you - against climate change? yes, so climate change, as you have - climate change, as you have noted, is a massive threat to the pacific. communities and biodiversity on the islands of the pacific, especially low lying islands, is at stake. their f
Scientists have shed new light on the timing and likely cause of major volcanic events that occurred millions of years ago and caused such climatic and biological upheaval that they drove some of the most devastating extinction events in Earth s history