"The recent UN Biodiversity report estimating that 1 million species are threatened with extinction strengthens the case for protecting 30 percent of every ocean habitat by 2030”—our @TaotaoTasi in @mongabay news.mongabay.com/2019/05/st…

Study suggests MPAs and fisheries closures can benefit highly migratory marine species

Conventional wisdom holds that marine protected areas don’t offer much in the way of protections to highly migratory species of marine life, given that those species are unaware of the imaginary...

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And here's some information about how that figure was calculated - as well as answers to 12 other frequently asked questions: bit.ly/AndyPurvisFAQ

"A million threatened species? Thirteen questions and answers"

Guest Blog by Andy Purvis, IPBES Global Assessment Coordinating Lead Author

ipbes.net

Jun 1, 2019 · 9:04 AM UTC
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