Center for Biological Diversity Files Formal Notice to Launch Lawsuit, Cites IPBES Global Assessment

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Description of Impact(s) (English Only) In the United States, the Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice to launch a lawsuit against the Trump Administration, alleging that it has “failed to decide whether 274 imperiled animals and plants across the country should be federally protected.” In its official statement on the lawsuit, the Center for Biological Diversity cites findings from the IPBES Global Assessment, including that one million species are at risk of extinction.

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Link to Information – where available Statement on lawsuit

Relevant IPBES deliverable(s) Global assessment (1st work programme)

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Start date of 'Implementation' 2019-11-20

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