Nearly one-third of all oak species threatened with extinction, report says
by Liz Kimbrough on 12 February 2021
Nearly one-third of all oak species (31%) are considered threatened with extinction, according to a new report.
Of all 430 species of oaks, the highest number of species under threat are found in China, Mexico, Vietnam, and the United States, respectively.
Globally, agriculture poses the biggest threat to oaks. Urban development, climate change, invasive species, plant diseases, and human disturbance have also strained oaks globally. And in Latin America, which has the highest number of endemic oak species, the use of oak for charcoal is a threat.