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BBC News reports here: Scientists in New Zealand link the modern-day decline of a forest shrub with the local extinction of two pollinating birds over a century ago.

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BBC News reports here: The UN has given final approval for the establishment of an expert panel to advise governments on science and policy issues relating to biodiversity.

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CNN reports here: A deal to protect the world’s ecosystems over the next decade has been agreed by the United Nations at the biodiversity summit in Nagoya, Japan.

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BBC News reports here: Negotiations in the first week of the UN’s Convention on Biological Diversity in Japan has been fraught with politicking, conservation groups complain.

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Spiegel Online reports here: The world is gathered in Japan this week in an effort to put an end to the extinction of plant and animal species across the globe. But while everyone agrees that biodiversity is important, the conference may fail anyway — partially because the Americans don’t seem interested.

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BBC News reports here: Businesses can and should take a key role in stemming biodiversity loss around the world, a report concludes.

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Swiss info reports here: Nature protection groups have been using International Biodiversity Day, in this Year of Biodiversity, to issue warnings. WWF Switzerland called it, a “day of sadness” because four out of ten animal species are under threat in the country.

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