According to these results, when considered at the scale of the planet, it is feared that 40,000 tropical tree species may be exposed to a risk of extinction and that the proportion of endangered plants on the planet has increased to one fifth. One in two tree species could disappear due to deforestation in the Amazon. the research team believes that 36% to 57% of Amazonian tree species are threatened with extinction, i.e. up to 8,700 species, including the famous Brazilian walnut, which has significant economic implications for the countries of the region. To date, only a minute part of these species features on the NGO’s red list.
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