No Love for Animals — 0.1% of European Union Budget!
The European Union got strongly admonished this month by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) after the release of a report that is more than a decade late and comes to disheartening conclusions. The EU is giving only 0.1% of its budget to nature protection, with drastic consequences. Due to the miniscule investment in protecting wildlife, more than half of European habitats and species are under threat of extinction.
With the EU putting in so little money for the protection of its animals and natural places, it is no wonder the results are so unfavorable for plants and animals. The likelihood that this wildlife will survive is a reflection of the 0.1% the EU is putting in for them.
Andreas Baumüller, from the WWF’s European Policy Office, says: “Each European citizen pays every year about 300 euro to the European Union, but just 30 cents are used to safeguard our natural heritage.”
As a result of the poor investment in conservation, 65% of habitats and 52% of species are in bad or unfavorable condition.
To read the full article: http://ecoworldly.com/2009/07/26/no-love-for-animals-01-of-european-union-budget/******************************************************
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