[Nhcoll-l] online petition to act on biodiversity loss and mass extinction

[Dirk Neumann]

Hi all,

I am not a big friend of sharing or forwarding online petitions. This is 
a rare exemption; the petition was launched by a colleague of mine at 
ZSM and calls G20 countries to create more (permanent) positions for 
taxonomists and to increase systematic research.

An English version has been launched just recently and should be 
submitted to the European Commission, the European Parliament, the UN 
and the UN Environments Programme (UNEP) - which is a rather political 
step, as those bodies have no immediate influence on the science 
infrastructure or in creating job opportunities for (emerging) taxonomists.

But the submission can be understood as rather direct call for action 
compared to the smooth language of all those international strategies 
developed under the umbrella of the UN, UNEP or EU to combat 
biodiversity loss.

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.change.org_p_european-2Dcommission-2Dfor-2Dthe-2Dsake-2Dof-2Dour-2Dchildren-2Dstop-2Dmass-2Dextinction&d=DwIDaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=JXCWF4rE3j5QhJnaafTcHOa4ocBtgYsrKgwcqcDTst0&s=EWGDiXZWf7BDiqemLEeAIWumiEGFXOPMTJlj5sDnZiE&e=

All the best

Dirk

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Dirk Neumann

Tel: 089 / 8107-111
Fax: 089 / 8107-300
email: Dirk.Neumann(a)zsm.mwn.de

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Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns
Zoologische Staatssammlung München
Dirk Neumann, Sektion Ichthyologie / DNA-Storage
Münchhausenstr. 21
81247 München

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Dirk Neumann

Tel: +49-89-8107-111
Fax: +49-89-8107-300
email: Dirk.Neumann(a)zsm.mwn.de

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Bavarian Natural History Collections
The Bavarian State Collection of Zoology
Dirk Neumann, Section Ichthyology / DNA-Storage
Muenchhausenstr. 21
81247 Munich (Germany)

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