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This sixth mass-extinction differs as it's entirely caused by one destructive force: humans, or more specifically, the world's richest humans. While Africa takes the brunt of climate change (Photo: Isaac Kasamani)

Global North will be responsible for sixth mass extinction

We're amidst the first extinction event in 65 million years. At least, that's what a groundbreaking new Biological Reviews study found.

However, this sixth mass extinction differs as it's entirely caused by one destructive force: humans, or more specifically, the world's richest humans.

This latest announcement is a shocking example of the unprecedented speed at which human induced climate change is affectin...

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Muhammed Magassy has been a Gambian National Assembly MP since 2012. He was previously a member of the executive for Gambia’s opposition coalition. He is also a member of parliament for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the executive director of the Magassy Foundation for Relevant Easy Adult Literacy.

This sixth mass-extinction differs as it's entirely caused by one destructive force: humans, or more specifically, the world's richest humans. While Africa takes the brunt of climate change (Photo: Isaac Kasamani)

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Author Bio

Muhammed Magassy has been a Gambian National Assembly MP since 2012. He was previously a member of the executive for Gambia’s opposition coalition. He is also a member of parliament for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the executive director of the Magassy Foundation for Relevant Easy Adult Literacy.

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