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“It’s the ‘final countdown’ for nature”, NGOs tell EU environment chief
13 February 2019
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Europe’s nature remains in dramatic decline - facing a barrage of illegal threats even to protected sites and wildlife - meaning the EU is on track to miss its own 2020 target to stop nature loss.
Today, environmental NGOs BirdLife Europe, European Environmental Bureau, WWF European Policy Office, and Friends of the Earth Europe, have issued an urgent appeal to EU Environment Commissioner Vella: “Will you leave a lasting legacy for nature?”.
Despite his efforts to defend the EU Nature Directives - the world’s most powerful nature laws - it looks like Vella will stumble at the last hurdle.
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