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Europe’s biodiversity loss as ‘catastrophic’ as climate change, watchdog warns

December 4th, 2019 Europe is failing across the board to protect the natural world and continues to face environmental challenges on an unprecedented scale, the EU’s environmental watchdog has warned. The European Environment Agency’s (EEA) latest State of the Environment report provides a stark snapshot of where Europe stands in Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 4 yearsDecember 4, 2019 ago

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Biodiversity

Biodiversity protection needs a ‘Paris Agreement moment’

February 8th, 2019 Europe needs a “fundamental rethinking” in terms of environmental protection if the bloc is serious about protecting our natural capital and biodiversity, a leading EU environmental expert has said. Opening a conference in DCU this morning, Dr Hans Bruyninckx, the executive director of the European Environment Agency, Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 5 yearsFebruary 8, 2019 ago