Mission Critical: Species Explorers Propose Steps to Map Biosphere

An ambitious goal to describe 10 million species in less than 50 years is achievable and necessary to sustain Earth’s biodiversity, according to an international group of 39 scientists, scholars and engineers who provided a detailed plan, including measures to build public support, in the March 30 issue of the journalSystematics and Biodiversity. The journal is based at the Natural History Museum in London. Leer más.