EU failing on flagship biodiversity goals

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New assessment from European Commission reveals that 'no significant progress' has been made towards halting biodiversity loss by 2020

More than three-quarters of Europe's important natural habitats are in an ‘unfavourable' state, with many species being threatened with extinction, according to new analysis that reveals the EU faces an...

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