Brussels, 27/03/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 27 March, the European Commission announced the launch of an online information system based on the latest advances in satellite technology and aimed at slowing down the decline in biodiversity in Africa, a continent that is the habitat for some of the most precious living species and ecosystems of our planet. The online system called “The Assessment of African Protected Areas” monitors trends in fire, vegetation and rainfall. It should...