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SPOTLIGHT ON |
| Doctor Nature |
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With the loss of plant and animal diversity, we’re losing the chance to discover new medicines that could end the suffering of millions of people.
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| A fortune we cannot afford to lose: the economics of coral reef degradations |
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Coral reefs support the richest marine biodiversity in the world. They also provide sources of income for more than 500 million people worldwide.
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ON THE GROUND |
| Amphibian action sees results |
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| The benefits that we can gain from frogs, toads or salamanders are numerous and wide-ranging. And yet, nearly a third of all known amphibian species are globally threatened.
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Since agriculture began some 12,000 years ago, approximately 7,000 plant species and several thousand animal species have been used for human consumption.
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Species of the day
Every day of 2010, www.iucn.org will feature a new species listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, demonstrating the incredible variety of life.
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Learn more about threatened species
Publications
Wildlife in a Changing World
This book presents an analysis of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.
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Conservation for a new era
This publication outlines the critical issues facing us in the 21st century.
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 Adrift: tales of ocean fragility
Twelve stories of different ocean animals that highlight the latest issues in marine conservation.
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View some striking examples of biodiversity
21st century explorers return with unique data from Indian Ocean
 Marine experts and scientists have just returned from a research expedition above seamounts.
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