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Biodiversity hope faces extinction [1]

The future of the world's biodiversity hangs in the balance as countries convene for crucial negotiations in Nagoya, Japan. The 193 signatory nations to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) pledged eight years ago to cut species loss "significantly" by this year. But studies show that the health of global biodiversity is reaching a crisis point, with extinctions of mammal and amphibian species continuing to rise.

Publication Date: 
14/10/2010
Natasha Gilbert [2]
Nature [3]
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Biodiversity [4], Convention On Biological Diversity (CBD) [5], Biodiversity Conservation [6], Endangered Species [7], Japan [8], Extinct Species [9], Mammals [10], Amphibians [11], Agriculture [12], Aquaculture [13], Finance [14], Subsidies [15], Marine Fisheries [16], Genetic Resources [17], Benefit Sharing [18], Developing Countries [19], Research [20], Global Environmental Agreements [21]

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