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					 			      	Biodiversity - European Environment Agency
					 			      	 
 Europe's biodiversity continues to be eroded resulting in ecosystem degradation. Recent data show that 60% of species assessments and 77% of habitat assessments continue to be in unfavourable conservation status. http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer-2015/europe/biodiversity
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					 			      	IUCN: Wildlife Diseases Threaten Europe's Biodiversity
					 			      	 
 Severe infectious diseases of wildlife are on the increase mainly due to the globalization of trade leading to increased mobility of pathogens, including invasive alien species. These epidemics are a serious threat to biodiversity and result in the degradation of ecosystem functioning. http://iucn.org/about/union/secretariat/offices/europe/?13819/Wildlife-diseases-threaten-Europes-biodiversity
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					 			      	News Europe - Biodiversity Information system for Europe
					 			      	 
 All news regarding biodiversity in Europe. http://biodiversity.europa.eu/newseurope
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					 			      	Countries - Biodiversity Information system for Europe
					 			      	 
 Welcome to the Countries section of the Biodiversity Information System for Europe. Here you can find EU Member State national reports related to biodiversity and information related to indicators organised by country, by using the links in the left side of the page. http://biodiversity.europa.eu/countries
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					 			      	Biodiversity "hot spots" in the European Region
					 			      	 
 Biodiversity hot spots in the pan-European region. http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/biodiversity-hot-spotsin-the-pan-european-region
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					 			      	Make Biodiversity Your Business - European Biodiversity Standard
					 			      	 
 ECNC-European Centre for Nature Conservation has launched the European Biodiversity Standard (EBS), an independent tool for companies to assess, upgrade and profile their biodiversity performance. http://www.europeanbiodiversitystandard.eu
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					 			      	European Biodiversity Loss 'as Serious' as Climate Change - The Guardian
					 			      	 
 The loss of species and habitats across Europe is as serious a threat as climate change, environment chiefs are to warn at a major biodiversity conference in Athens this week. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2009/apr/24/europe-biodiversity-loss
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					 			      	WWF: Europes Biodiversity, a Rich Heritage at Risk
					 			      	 
 The latest assessment of Europe's nature shows that 60% of relevant animals and 77% of habitats are at risk. http://www.wwf.eu/what_we_do/natural_resources/biodiversity/
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					 			      	Biodiversity - European Environment Agency
					 			      	 
 Biodiversity embraces the variety of genes, species and ecosystems that constitute life on Earth. We are currently witnessing a steady loss of biodiversity, with profound consequences for the natural world and for human well-being. The main causes are changes in natural habitats. http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/biodiversity
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					 			      	Biodiversity Strategy - European Commission
					 			      	 
 The European Commission adopted an ambitious new strategy to halt the EU's loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services by 2020. http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/biodiversity/comm2006/2020.htm?utm_source=BirdLife%20Europe%20e-news%20list
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					 			      	BISE - Biodiversity Informations System for Europe - Biodiversity Information system for Europe
					 			      	 
 The protection, conservation and enhancement of the Union's natural capital is one of the 9 priority objectives of the 7th General Union Environment Action Programme to 2020 'Living well, within the limits of our planet'. http://biodiversity.europa.eu