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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7741

21 June 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 43
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment
WWF urges Member States to add 2,326 sites to list of natural habitats to be protected under the habitats directive - One third of European sites needing protection are not listed

Brussels, 20/06/2000 (Agence Europe) - Judging from the list of sites proposed by Member States for inclusion in the Natura 2000 European network of protected natural habitats (the largest Community initiative for the protection of biodiversity), nearly one third of important sites for wild flora and fauna in the European Union will be left out. This figure was announced by the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) on the basis of a detailed study identifying another 2,326 sites requiring...

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