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| Subject: Rio+20 summit leaders 'must improve nature protection' Tue May 15, 2012 3:46 am | |
| Environmentalists say leaders at June's Rio+20 summit must urgently step up nature protection, as a report confirms a 30% decline in wildlife since 1970.
The Living Planet Report combines data on more than 9,000 populations of animals across the world.
Rio+20 is billed as a chance for world leaders to put global society on a sustainable path.
But the report's main authors, WWF, say progress on nature protection and climate change is "glacial".
"The Rio+20 conference is an opportunity for the world to get serious about the need for development to be made sustainable," said David Nussbaum, CEO of WWF-UK.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18060323#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa |
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