Education Asia Magazine - Issue 01

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The Power of Citizen Science For Biodiversity Monitoring in Schools

BY JOHN WITTON

T he world is facing an extinction crisis. Since 1500, at least 680 vertebrate species have been driven extinct by humans. The IUCN Red List (2024) records over 46,300 species threatened with extinction, including approximately 11,400 vertebrates and many invertebrates, fungi, and protists.

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