British Natural History Museum Declares Planetary Emergency, Cites IPBES Global Assessment

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) The British Natural History Museum has declared a planetary emergency “in recognition of humanity's failure to combat our destructive impact on the planet's survival systems.” In its official announced the Museum cited to IPBES Global Assessment Coordinating Lead Author Andy Purvis, who referred to the Global Assessment finding that one million species are at risk of extinction as a “warning light.”