Going beyond business as usual in saving endangered species
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The Asean Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) joined the international community in observing the Endangered Species Day last week, and urged reflections on the actions to be taken to reverse biodiversity decline across the region and the rest of the world. The Asean region is rich in biodiversity, which include wildlife, and enjoys high endemism of flora and fauna. The region has the highest mean proportion of country-endemic bird (9 percent) and mammal species (11 percent), and the second-highest proportion of country-endemic vascular plant species (25 percent) compared to the other tropical regions of the world, based on the Asean Biodiversity Outlook, 2017.
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Lim, T. M. S. (2020, May 24). Going beyond business as usual in saving endangered species. Business Mirror, p. A7.
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