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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11981

15 March 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 31
SECTORAL POLICIES / Biodiversity
WWF warns up to 50% of European species could die out by 2050 under impact of climate change
Brussels, 14/03/2018 (Agence Europe)

A new report published on Wednesday 14 March by the WWF warns that if greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase, up to half of all plant and animal species in the world’s most naturally rich diversity areas could face extinction by 2050 under the effect of climate change.  It states that European species – in the Mediterranean and in the Black Sea basin – will not be spared.

The report shows that 30% of species in the Mediterranean, such as sea turtles and tuna, run the same risk...

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