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"en.20120420.21.5-267-000"2
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"Biodiversity provides us with food and water, shelter and medicines, reduces the consequences of natural disasters and epidemics, regulates climate and provides vital services that support the economy. If we lose biodiversity, we risk losing wealth and jobs and endangering our future. Biodiversity loss occurs on an unprecedented scale (100 up to 1 000 times higher than the natural rate of species extinction), meaning that, together with climate change, it is the most serious threat to the environment. I believe we need better cooperation at European level with regard to the diversity of animal and plant genetic resources in order to preserve them and improve their capacity to adapt to climate change. At the same time, European citizens’ initiatives for the protection of biodiversity and their commitment to biodiversity and eco-volunteering through civic service must be supported by the Member States and the European Commission in order to identify patterns and best practices that can then be applied at European level, as well as the need to conduct information and awareness campaigns on biodiversity, intended for all ages and social categories."@en1
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