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November 5, 2020

Extinction Rebellion Protesters in Spain Demand Action to Protect Biodiversity
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In Madrid, Spain, activists with the climate action group Extinction
Rebellion superglued themselves to the ground outside the entrance of
the Agriculture Ministry on Wednesday, demanding Spain's government do
more to protect biodiversity. The activists say climate change and the
loss of animal habitat threaten to spark new pandemics.

Extinction Rebellion activist: "We demand that measures to really solve
this climate crisis are taken, because, for example, the coronavirus is
basically a problem that derives from climate change. It derives from
the fact that, little by little, we are losing biodiversity. And one of
the direct consequences is that we're losing the natural barrier that
previously protected us."



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