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    Lynx pardinus

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  • Sandbanks in the Wadden Sea Netherlands
Photo: ESA

    Eye on Earth set to overcome sustainable development data challenges at a critical time for decision makers


    06 October 2015 -
    Abu Dhabi, 6 October 2015 - The second Eye on Earth Summit opened in Abu Dhabi today, with leaders of the Summit Alliance partner organisations highlighting the critical role the movement is...
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  • Eriosyce chilensis Photo © Pablo C. Guerrero

    Illegal trade contributes to placing cacti among world's most threatened species – IUCN Red List


    05 October 2015 -
    Gland, Switzerland, 5 October 2015 (IUCN) – Thirty-one percent of cactus species are threatened with extinction, according to...
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  • African Elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Photo: Esther Birchmeier

    Updated African Elephant Database reveals declining elephant populations


    28 September 2015 -
    "Definite" plus "Probable" African Elephant numbers have decreased from approximately 550,000 to 470,000 between 2006 and 2013, according to the IUCN SSC African Elephant...
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  • Sumatran Rhino
Photo: David Ellis CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

    Sumatran rhino likely to go extinct unless action is taken urgently, warns IUCN


    22 September 2015 -
    With fewer than 100 Sumatran Rhinos surviving in the wild, the species will probably become extinct unless the Indonesian Government urgently implements the Sumatran Rhino recovery plan, warns...
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