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2,000 new species on extinction list: COP28

2,000 more species have been added to the Red List of Threatened Species. This figure was announced at the COP28 international climate conference.

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There are more animals on the list of endangered species than ever before.

Around 2,000 more creatures have been added to the Red List of Threatened Species.

The figures were announced at COP28, the annual international climate conference.

Scientists say climate change is putting the planet in a biodiversity crisis.

Key words and phrases

trickle
a small amount which can increase

• Charity workers were disappointed when only a trickle of aid arrived.
• There will only be a trickle of new content during the writers’ strikes.

captives
trapped people or animals

• There were hundreds of captives after the battle.
• The workers became captives after the mine collapsed.

tipping point
a critical time when things might suddenly become much worse

• Inflation is at a tipping point. People can't afford the basics.
• The failed ceasefire could be a tipping point in the war.

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