And this is based on estimates of habitat destruction alone, "says a concerned Li Chia-wei, professor of life sciences at National Tsing Hua University. The speed of extinction of the world's species is 1,000 times greater than in the past, and we may lose key resources for treating major diseases such as cancer and AIDS.
清華大學生命科學系教授李家維憂心指出，全球物種正以比過往快 1,000 倍的速度在滅絕中，人類也可能因而喪失了治療癌症、愛滋等重大疾病的關鍵。