US EditionNearly Half of Migratory Species in Decline as UN Summit Opens
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The situation of many migratory species is worsening. At a UN conference in Brazil, states are discussing stricter protection rules and international cooperation.
The situation of many migratory species is worsening. At a UN conference in Brazil, states are discussing stricter protection rules and international cooperation.
The COP "migrating species" opens on Monday 23 March in Brazil. Objective: to agree 133 countries by Sunday on a record number of new animals to be protected, while these populations, like the rest of the wild world, are victims of human activities.
Nearly half of migratory species in decline as UN summit opens
A UN summit on migratory species opens in Brazil on Monday as scientists warn that the long journeys of whales, fish, birds and other animals are being disrupted by climate change and human activity – with risks for ecosystems, food supplies and coastal economies.
Buenos Aires, 23 March (NA) – The Fifteenth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (COP15) is held this Monday in the Brazilian city of Campo Grande, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, with the participation of representatives of more than 130 countries. Until 29 March, more than 2,000 participants will discuss the challenges and solutions for the conservation of migratory species, t…
São Paulo.- The fifteenth UN conference on migratory species (COP15) started this Sunday in the Brazilian city of Campo Grande, with the mission of evaluating the inclusion of 42 new species on the list under protection and increasing the number of countries signing the convention. The conference, which is held every three years, was opened by the president of the host country, Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and its Paraguayan counterpart, …
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