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From the year of 2000, 10.7 hectares of agricultural land is lost. This trend is increasing. This worsens the ability of the landscape to hold water.

From 1980-2005 the percentage of land in the Czech Republic not covered by the road/transport system has fallen from 81% to 64%. This trend is increasing.

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2010 – THE YEAR OF BIODIVERSITY

The Red List of the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) lists 17,000 lifeforms in the world that are in danger of extinction. In the animal kingdom this is 21% mammals, 12% birds, 31% reptiles, 30% amphibians and 37% fish. In the plant kingdom  74% of plants are endangered. According to the Red List, there are 23% amphibians, 19% of reptiles, 15% of mammals and 13% of birds that are endangered in Europe.

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