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3. Strengthening measures to protect biodiversity
3.1 Rio Summit and Convention on Biological Diversity
"Biodiversity is one of the planet's greatest assets, yet the least recognized as such". .
Back in 1962, zoologist and biologist Rachel Carlson was already denouncing the ravages of pollution and pesticides on the environment, and predicting a silent spring when there would be no more birds to herald the return of fine weather. Her book, Silent Spring, was a huge popular success and prompted the US government to ban the use of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, better known as DDT.
However, it wasn't until the United Nations...
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Bibliography
- (1) - - Convention sur la diversité Biologique, Nations Unies, Disponible à l'adresse suivante : http://www.cbd.int/doc/legal/cbd-fr.pdf (1992).
- (2) - DAJOZ (R.) - . –...
Websites
http://www.biodiversityhotspots.org/xp/hotspots/hotspotsscience/Pages/hotspots_defined.aspx
https://www.vie-publique.fr/eclairage/268585-le-grenelle-de-lenvironnement-quels-engagements
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