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Why do we need to preserve biological diversity? The answer is simple – because it is directly linked to us – people. Man is a part of biological diversity; man affects living organisms which surround him and is affected by them himself. However, every day, namely man destroys an unknown number of life form species, as his actions induce climate change, increase pollution of the environment and destroy the natural habitats of plants and animals. Human activities, for which there is no analogy in nature, are usually disastrous from the point of view of biological diversity. An assessment of available data held by various European states on the condition of bird and mammal populations and changes in their abundance shows that the long-term conservation of many of these species cannot be guaranteed without an urgent and determined change in biological protection strategy and policy. The so-called simplified environmental protection strategy, which has previously been used, only tries to take into account the needs of those species most at risk of extinction. Such strategy is no longer suitable. I take a very positive view of the European Union's ambitious goal of halting the decline in biological diversity by 2010. To realise this goal it is necessary to create a biological indicator system, which would help to assess the progress in the implementation of obligations undertaken under the Convention on Biological Diversity. We must draw up national action plans and coordinate the collection, analysis and publication of data on an international scale. Clearly this also requires financial investment. Today is World Consumer Rights Day. It is symbolic that today of all days we are discussing the conservation of biological diversity. The ever growing promotion of consumerism, which as it has been affirmed, increases economic growth and the welfare of every person, increasingly harms the environment on a daily basis."@en1
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