Five Key Threats To Biodiversity

The Nordic countries are the northernmost cultural community within the Europe.

Comprising five countries and seven territories, only one is totally outside the Arctic Circle and three quarters of the rest lie within.

It’s a land which is bleak and beautiful, fragile and harsh, and utterly magnificent.

This is why the recently published “Threats to Biodiversity in Nordic Countries”⁽¹⁾ is so relevant for environmentalists around the world.

Biodiversity is vital to all life.  The lessons uncovered in the unique Nordic countries need to be applied on a global scale.

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⁽¹⁾ Full title: Nordic nature – trends towards 2010. Nordic Council of Ministers 2009. Fact sheet: Threats to biodiversity in the Nordic Countries.

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