This means the rateofreduction of the whale population cannot be countered by such a rise in births.
这意味着鲸鱼出生率的上升无法抵消鲸鱼数量的减少。
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The Aichi targets call for a significant reduction in the rateof loss, degradation and fragmentation of all natural habitats, including forests, by 2020.
爱知目标要求到2020年大幅度降低包括森林在内的所有自然生境的丧失、退化和条块分割速度。
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But amid growing talk that the first budding signs of recovery are emerging, a reduction in the year-on-year rateof economic contraction can be considered a sign of progress.