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Résumé :
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Across the Mediterranean, an average of 25,000,000 birds are unlawfully shot, trapped or poisoned annually, from the smallest songbirds to the most powerful birds of prey. A shocking number that has been exposed and investigated in the previous reports of this series, The Killing (2015) and The Killing 2.0 (2017). Endangered species, already hit hard by habitat loss and climate change, are being pushed closer to extinction every day. Their conservation has become a global concern, requiring urgent and coordinated international action. In the summer of 2020, a new joint strategy to eradicate the poaching of birds in the Mediterranean region was agreed, including a commitment to reduce the illegal killing of birds by at least 50% by 2030. The Rome Strategic Plan 2020 – 2030 was approved by all governments – including some of the worst offenders of bird poaching, such as Greece, France, Italy, Malta, and Cyprus. As a part of this plan, governments agreed to the principle of ‘zero tolerance’ of illegal killing, trapping and trade in the long term. This means that every illegal activity, must get the right response, be it in terms of prevention, prosecution, or education, regardless of the bird species or the impact it has on conservation numbers.
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