The world needs a new global organisation dedicated to stemming the loss of plant and animal species.Full story at BBC News site.
That is the argument put forward by a group of eminent academics in this week's edition of the journal Nature.
They call for the establishment of an Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity (IPB) to parallel the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
News updates on the endangered animals visited by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine for their book and radio series "Last Chance To See". With updates on the TV series featuring Stephen Fry.
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Friday, July 21, 2006
ENDANGERED SPECIES - World 'needs new wildlife body'
The BBC News site has a report from Richard Black, Environment correspondent entitled World 'needs new wildlife body'.
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I finished reading Last Chance to See last week and resolved to follow up to see what had happened since Adams wrote the book. I chanced on your blog through your comment on Joe's . So I won't have to go very far! I'll be spending time here in the next few weeks, catching up. Thanks!
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