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Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus)

Wildlife crisis worse than economic crisis – IUCN

Life on Earth is under serious threat, despite the commitment by world leaders to reverse the trend, according to a detailed analysis of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. …   | French | Spanish

02 Jul 2009 | News - Press Release

Ashok Khosla, IUCN President and Maurice Strong

Radical change needed in Copenhagen, says Maurice Strong

Both the current financial crisis and climate change are a  result of the inadequacy of the existing economic model, according to Maurice Strong. …  

02 Jul 2009 | News - News story

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