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联合国环境规划署呼吁采取紧急行动保护地球上最为古老的生物形式之一和依赖它生存的其他物种。国际竹藤组织的一项新研究估计,世界上1200种木本竹科植物中的一半也许面临灭绝的危险。这是大规模滥砍乱伐的结果。报告称这导致很多物种,比如大熊猫和山地大猩猩这些几乎完全依赖竹子作为食物和栖身之地的动物,面临更为严重的生存斗争。报告称,数以百万计的人们也依靠竹子作为建筑材料,制作手工艺品和食用。它还被用来做家具和造纸。报告称,竹子
The United Nations Environment Programme calls for urgent action to protect one of the oldest biological forms on Earth and other species that depend on it for survival. A new study by the International Bamboo and Vine organization estimates that half of the world’s 1,200 species of woody bamboo plants may be at risk of extinction. This is the result of mass indiscriminate cutting. The report said that this has led to many species, such as giant pandas and mountain gorillas. Animals that rely almost entirely on bamboo as food and shelter have faced even greater struggles for survival. According to the report, millions of people also rely on bamboo as a building material, making handicrafts and eating. It is also used for furniture and papermaking. The report said that bamboo