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    Billions required to save nature

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    Billions required to save nature Empty Billions required to save nature

    Post  Carol Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:42 am

    Scientists say billions required to meet conservation targets. Reducing the risk of extinction for threatened species and establishing protected areas for nature will cost the world over $76bn dollars annually. Researchers say it is needed to meet globally agreed conservation targets by 2020. The scientists say the daunting number is just a fifth of what the world spends on soft drinks annually. And it amounts to just 1% of the value of ecosystems being lost every year, they report in the journal Science.

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