According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, during the past five hundred years over 800 animal and plant species disappeared and almost 17,000 currently face extinction. By analyzing these huge numbers it may become obvious that the international community will not be able to achieve its 2010 goal of boosting the biodiversity and preserving a lot of different life forms on the planet. It is worth mentioning that in 2002 the majority of world governments made a commitment to take care of the endangered species and it seems like they failed. The latest analysis carried out by IUCN is based on information unveiled in 2008 in the Red List of the union. According to Jean-Christophe Vie, the editor of the report about extinct and to be extinct species, the new analysis of the International Union for Conservation of Nature was released to carry on with the goal for 2010 and focus on the link between environmental and financial crises. "We don't want to make a choice between nature and the economy; we just want to bring nature to the same level when you have to take a decision. Jobs are important but not jobs to the detriment of nature. We have done that too much and look where we have arrived," said Vie. Figures in the new analysis show that 869 species died out since 1500 and today about 290 more species are considered extinct or seriously endangered. The report shows that 16,928 species face extinction, among them 30 percent are amphibians, 25 percent are ...