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Article: Chile : RESEARCHERS TO MEET IN CHILE TO SAVE JUAN FERNANDEZ ISLAND BIODIVERSITY.
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- October 3, 2009
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A team of about 50 international experts will meet next month in Region V s Vina del Mar to analyze the endangered flora and fauna of Juan Fernandez archipelago, located about 670 kilometers from mainland Chile in the Pacific Ocean and administratively belonging to Region V.
Chilean authorities and environmental NGOs are currently working on a conservation plan for the territory. These plans are to be presented at the Vina del Mar summit and be put into effect as soon as possible.
What we need is a long-term strategy, said Stephan Funk of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, which two years ago highly listed the archipelago amongst the planet's 100 ...