d.w. . this is t w news from berlin a million species at risk of extinction that's the conclusion of. biodiversity humans rely on these ecosystems to survive and scientists. change and economic and financial systems can pull them back from the brink here from one of the report's authors on the program. an unofficial ceasefire brings an outbreak of violence between israel and gaza so how will the peace hold this time.

the most amazing thing is. it's a boy. his wife duchess of sussex welcomed britain's latest from. i'm phil welcome to the program. a million species are at risk of extinction from climate change overfishing and pollution the united nations' first report on biodiversity today also tells us that this unprecedented decline in nature is caused by and is threatening humanity so let's take a look at some of the key statistics there are an estimated eight million animal and plant species living on this planet the new un report says that up to a million of them are threatened by extinction which means that for example forty

percent of all no one figures in twenty five percent of all mammals are on the brink of annihilation is e.u. the chief u.n. expert on biodiversity surat watson talking to t.w. a little earlier i hope this really is an alarm bell with governments around the world the private sector around the world and individuals and this is why a call for action equally we need a call for action on climate change we need to do much more to address the issue of climate change we need to transform the way we produce energy we need clean energy renewable energy and we need to use our energy much more efficiently so i am hoping that this message is now is the time for action if not we're going to degrade the future for our children and our grandchildren that's ahead of the u.n. science panel for biodiversity surat watson let's get more on this from g.w. the environment reporter added niranjan welcome agit we've been seeing the species

in decline for decades so what's new about today's report. this report is the most comprehensive study ever undertaken on life on this planet and i think the key finding that come out with it that not only have human nature but that damage to ecosystems is hurting us in turn and so they've found that by doing things like raising forests and overfishing oceans polluting waterways and poisoning the air that what humanity have done is actually jeopardized our ability to take care of the systems that underpin our survival we're talking about systems like our ability to get food and to feed the planet to drink clean water and even things like ending poverty. so you can you outline a future there which is horrific but why off how do you therefore convince city dwellers in downtown beijing why should they care if a species

a vulture somewhere in india becomes extinct. it's an important question and i think what people need to realize is that biodiversity is vast and that means that ecosystems are very complex and the decline of any single species can have enormous knock on effects on other species in the future for instance if you look at our soils the decline of a single earthworm or type of funky that is used to actually clean the soil and replenish it and break down organisms into new traits that plants can take up such things like that can have massive impacts on crop production and so you can see that urban dwellers in cities far away from where the sort of devastation is taking place these can actually be hugely impacted through for instance the global food system by the decline in biodiversity and that's what scientists are trying to warn us about and to take more seriously now the report

says that the window of opportunity is closing so who needs to do what and when the simple answer that everybody needs to try harder on this the scientists are warming not just governments to make clear policy changes and by which they mean really transformative policy changes but they also have talked about how everyone needs to think about say reducing consumption reducing food waste and really taking on board that the damage that we do to the planet will come back to hit us and it already is doing so so we're seeing that something like i think three quarters of the land and two thirds of our water systems have already been severely altered by human action and we need to start taking responsibility for that and making changes to avoid that getting worse. environ reporter. thank you. well

let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world election officials in turkey have ordered a rerun of a stumble vote for a bad word so i humiliating defeat for turkish president. is ruling a k party she's a lection over all but last year merrill races in istanbul and ankara turkey fell on news of the radar because. russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov has warned the us intervention in venezuela would be catastrophic and unjustified he was meeting his u.s. counterpart mike pompei over the talks in finland russia has said military advisors to support venezuelan president nicolas maduro. and palestinian leaders in gaza have agreed a cease fire with israel ending two days of violence that threatened to turn into all out war israel's made no official comment on the cease fire but its military has allowed schools and roads in southern israel to reopen to allow residents to resume their daily lives the escalation in violence began on saturday with rocket

fire from militants in gaza prompting a return struck by israel at least twenty three palestinians and four israelis have been killed. now the violence is over but the survivors in gaza there is little comfort among the rubble. the neighbors were screaming at us leave quickly and they were going to bomb the building and destroy it. we took the children and we were afraid we went to the neighbors with wherein and then they hit the building with three warning rockets and it was bombed and destroyed completely off house and all apartments are damaged. today marks the start of the muslim holy month of ramadan palestinians are hoping the ceasefire will hold. at four thirty am they announced a truce and i hope that the situation will calm down following this time there's been no shelling for now it is calm. but it's

a fragile peace people in ashdod in israel affected by the latest violence i glad of the break in the fighting but to angry at what they see as hamas dictating terms . i welcome the ceasefire but again the time i don't like it i want the state of israel to set the tone and decide what to do not let a terror organization will decide what to do for the state of israel who has such a strong army. in a month in two weeks and a month and a half it will repeat itself again and we achieve nothing so i think the state of israel needs to strike them a very very hard so that they learn their lesson. on the other side of the divide the palestinian prime minister also reacted strongly condemning the israeli air strikes what. the government calls on the united nations to intervene immediately to stop the aggression and prevent its possible renewal and to provide

international protection for our people in the gaza strip the government says that the international community cannot be silent against the crimes of the israeli occupation against civilians. in the year. the rocket attacks and asterix over the weekend or the worst recent flare up in violence between two sides that have been to war three times since two thousand and seven those who survived can only hope the current truce marks return to a more peaceful existence of nation investigators are examining the voice and data recorders of a russian out of playing that made an emergency landing in moscow yesterday and these forty one people died when the plane crash landed at moscow sheremetyevo airport they had a flight plane was flying to the northern city of school when the pilot reported technical problems and tried to turn back. little is left of the sukhoi superjet one hundred it seems incredible that any of its seventy eight passengers might have to live forty one people died as the plane made a hard emergency landing at

a moscow airport some passengers documented the dramatic touchdown and the terror of those inside the sukhoi as flames engulf the cabin they survivors have an incredible story to tell they made it out of those flames their accounts we crucial to confirming whether the pilots version of why the plane crashed is accurate. he blames lightning as the thirty's investigation continues the transport minister has ruled out grounding the sukhoi superjet the new testament there's no reason for that thank you. but the sukhoi was manufactured by state owned company so to speak under sanctions and that makes ordering replacement parts difficult. for us to finish technical malfunction is one of the most likely reasons for the crash and if that's so then this plane should be grounded. this air flight worst accident in a decade. it has left confidence in the russian flag carrier battered and many

travelers even more worried about safety in the country's aviation industry. britain's duchess of sussex meghan markle has given birth to her first baby boy on the seventh in line to the throne husband of prince harry savvy duchess gave birth in the early hours of monday morning the new parents haven't yet announced a name but how they said he was overjoyed to become a father. i didn't know myself and the baby boy. early this morning a very healthy boy. baby they're incredibly well it's been the most amazing it's been britain's argued ever possibly imagine. how any woman does what they do is beyond comprehension but with absolutely true i'm so grateful to you for the love and support. from

a video that's been on it's been amazing so i just want to share this with a very. well they don't leave london correspondent all of thoughts is outside buckingham palace welcomes all of the birth was in windsor and you were there amongst well wishers at buckingham palace is there lots of excitement there. yes there is lots of excitement here buckingham palace the queen and the royal family have just put out a statement here in front of buckingham palace saying they had to lie to off the births of this royal baby that was born at five twenty three am this morning and there are hundreds of people gathering around buckingham palace to take a picture of that announcement that is traditionally being put out there with every royal baby born and a lot of fans of the royal couple gathering here to celebrate that arrival on what do we know about this baby boy. so there was a lot of anticipation since ever since the royal couple in october and that meghan

mochel was indeed pregnant and the baby harry came out prince harry came out this often noon in front or on the grounds of windsor and he announced that it was a healthy baby boy that they had a healthy baby boy that was weighing see three point two kilos grams that he was delighted about the news thrilled about the news that he was proud of his wife going through labor and that he. is going to show the baby to the public in a couple of days time for now the two of them want to enjoy the privacy we don't know yet how this baby was born and where the baby was born if it was indeed a home that had been a lot of speculation about that but all these things the duke and duchess duchess of sussex wanted to keep private and so it is indeed we don't know anything about

that so this new addition to the royal family is only the seventh in line to the throne why is there so much excitement. you're right it's already the eighth grade grandchild off the queen it is the seventh in line to the throne so most likely this little prince will never make it onto the throne will never have become king but i think the excitement comes with the parents with meghan and harry their celebrity couple ever since they met meghan mochel has become somewhat of an icon also for the british tabloid press of course and their wedding already was a huge celebration we've seen last may it was celebrities coming to windsor to celebrate the couple's wedding amongst and george clooney the tennis star serena williams so this child will be surrounded by a lot of celebrities from around the world and will get a lot of attention and the question really is that everybody will be asking what is

the name what are the godparents who are going to be the godparents how is this child going to be raised so a lot of questions and this child is going to be very very closely monitored a shot of faults outside to her palace in the back here. there's obviously where god is up next i'll be back at the top of the hour a good good. we're not here to join you but to eliminate prejudices. we're not here to change your opinion. but to open some space for different points of view we're not here to speak on behalf of anybody but to let everybody speak for themselves. or to give the right answers or to ask the right questions.