Forest, Wildlife Protection Pledged at World Conservation Congress
BARCELONA, Spain, October 14, 2008 (ENS) – The cost of biodiversity loss is greater than that of the world’s current financial problems and in many cases, the loss of species is irreparable, said the International Union for Conservation of Nature today at the close of its 10 day World Conservation Congress. “We’re showing how saving [...]
Read More »Sacred Natural Sites Unprotected Within Protected Areas
BARCELONA, Spain, October 7, 2008 (ENS) – A mountain, a spring, a cave, a grove of trees – thousands of sacred natural sites are at risk around the world although many are within formal protected areas, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature warned today, releasing a new set of guidelines for managers of [...]
Read More »Extinction Stalks One in Four of the World’s Mammals
BARCELONA, Spain, October 6, 2008 (ENS) – The world’s mammals are in the grip of an extinction crisis, with almost one in four at risk of vanishing forever, according to the latest scientific assessment revealed at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s World Conservation Congress, which opened Sunday in Barcelona. The new study [...]
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