EU funds and biodiversity

Answers:

A5 B4 C3 D4 E1 F5 G1234 H5 I2 J3 K5

In full:

A WWF makes the point that individual member states need to be pro-active in co-operating with EU environmental programmes. 5
B There has been some serious overfishing of tuna, so it is now at risk. 4
C The WWF report Conflicting EU funds has selected eight case studies to illustrate some contradictory policies concerning certain areas of the natural environment. 3
D A main road being built on EU funds will run directly through a habitat used by brown bears, an endangered species. 4
E Roads, dams and irrigation schemes are typical of the type of building programmes which can threaten endangered species. 1
F If we want our countries to be successful from an economic perspective we must protect our natural environments. 5
G This paragraph illustrates a case or cases where the EU has given funding to protect some aspect of the natural environment, but at the same time has also funded an activity which actually threatens that very same habitat. 1 2 3 4
H The EU has been responsible for a lot of destruction of natural habitats in the past. 5
I The crux of the problem seems to be poor decision-making and co-ordination both at regional and national levels. 2
J A main road being built on EU funds will run directly through a habitat used by a big cat, an endangered species. 3
K It would be disastrous for the EU to destroy what it is supposed to be protecting. 5