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IUCN NCUK River Restoration film’s international debut at CBD CoP15
Thanks to the efforts of the IUCN NCUK River Restoration and Biodiversity Programme, a short film of the importance and value of this work by British scientists and agencies has been made and showcased on the IUCN stand at the CBD CoP15 in Montreal in December. Introduced by Francesca Osowska, Chief Executive of NatureScot (on screen in photo), the film features many well known UK conservationists in this field of nature conservation.
You can see the film HERE
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