United Nations Environment (UNEP), Author at YubaNet

Rome/Nairobi, May 22, 2020 – Urgent action is needed to safeguard the biodiversity of the world’s forests amid alarming rates of deforestation and degradation, according to the latest edition of The State of the World’s Forests released today. Published on the International Day for Biological Diversity (22 May), the report shows that the conservation of the world’s biodiversity is […]

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