Biodiversity: "We are going through a sixth species extinction crisis"
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The island of Madagascar has a unique biodiversity in the world (illustrative image).
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By: Jean-Baptiste Marot Follow
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The World Conservation Congress organized by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) opened this Friday, September 3, 2021 in Marseille, in the south of France.
Billed as the largest global biodiversity event ever, it should initially have been held last year, but the meeting had to be canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Analysis of the challenges of the congress with Florian Kirchner, head of the Species program at IUCN France.
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