Cali, Colombia, Oct 31, 2024 (AFP) - Deadly Spain floods held up as warning at nature protection summit

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2024-11-01
European officials pointed Thursday to deadly flooding in Spain as a reminder of the harm that comes from humans' destruction of nature, urging delegates at a deadlocked UN biodiversity conference in Colombia to "act." European Commission envoy Florika Fink-Hooijer said the "catastrophe" in eastern and southern Spain this week highlighted the link between biodiversity destruction and human-caused climate change. Droughts and flooding worsened by......
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