The world’s biodiversity is vanishing at an unprecedented rate – around 100 species every day – due to factors such as land use change and pollution.
Addressing this threat, world governments agreed through the UN Convention on Biological Diversity to reduce significantly the current rate of biodiversity loss by 2010.
To support this initiative, ESA has kicked off its new DIVERSITY project.
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