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Twitter'Unsafe levels' of biodiversity across 58% of Earths surface revealed
An analysis of global data suggests that biodiversity loss across more than half the world's surface is substantial enough to question the ability of many ecosystems to support human societies.
Obama Administration reverses oil drilling in the Atlantic ocean policy
The Obama Administration reversed the proposal from January 2015 that would allow oil drilling in the Atlantic ocean citing not only environment concerns but market and potential for competition between the military and commercial enterprise.
European Union’s Biodiversity Strategy approved by European Parliament
On February 2nd, a majority (592 to 52 MEPs) approved a biodiversity strategy that called for the protection of the European 'Nature Directives' including the Birds and Habitats Directives. The initiative also plans to align other European policies with these directives.
Over 30 countries have rejected GMO foods
"Even Peru has put a 10 year ban on genetically modified foods that prohibits the production, import and use of GMO foods and crops. Banning GMOs in Peru is meant to protect the country’s biodiversity and prevent the chances of cross-contamination of GMO crops with native or conventional ones." "...
Australian Government's Biodiversity Fund
The Monitoring Evaluation Reporting and Improvement Strategy: Caring for our Country and the Biodiversity Fund (The MERI Strategy) outlines the MERI process for both the second phase of Caring for our Country (2013-2018) and the Biodiversity Fund (2012-2018). The MERI Strategy also outlines the...