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RECENT KEY MEETINGS AND MEDIA REPORTS |
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Sustainable Development
 IUCN,
WBCSD intensify cooperation
Human Development
UN
links environmental degradation to security, human rights
Local
authorities to back urban environmental accords
Genetic
research project raises indigenous peoples’ ire
World
Bank boosts anti-malaria campaign
Water, Wetlands, Oceans, Coasts
Ramsar
meeting considers Africa’s wetlands
Gorbachev
calls for international water treaty
Trade, Finance and Investment in Sustainable Development
Paris
Ministerial moves ahead on agriculture trade talks
UN
official cautions WTO on food aid
Mutual
support between CBD, WTO urged
Committee
links information economy, Africa’s development
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Climate and Atmosphere
Investor
summit boosts companies with clean technologies
Nuclear
energy safety reviewed
New
data is “smoking gun” on global warming—expert
U.S.
energy secretary supports “clean” coal
Progress
reported in EU-US climate talks
China
establishes new energy agency
Carbon
tax introduced in New Zealand
Climate
change affecting plants, farms, habitats, say scientists
UNEP
wins ozone protection prize
US
publishes plan on Global Observation System
Biodiversity and Wildlife
IUCN
Commission sets goals on protected areas
Mutual
support between CBD, WTO urged
Asian
countries launch sea turtle campaign
Forests, Desertification and Land Issues
ITTO
workshop considers how to promote phased approaches to
certification
Experts
examine innovative financial mechanisms for forests |
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