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Agreement on finance key to success at Hyderabad biodiversity meet
Posted by WWF: None Given on October 15th, 2012
WWF: The first week of negotiations at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Hyderabad closed with governments from developed and developing nations locked in difficult discussions on critical issues including setting clear finance targets, conserving valuable ocean areas and its relationship with the UN climate convention, the UNFCCC. Summarizing the key challenges facing the CBD in the week ahead, WWF International’s Coordinator for Biodiversity Policy Rolf Hogan said: “So far, the biggest...
Governments, business must unite in joint action to stop forest loss
Posted by WWF: None Given on April 27th, 2011
WWF: Policymakers and business leaders must quickly back a bold target to stop forest loss as part of efforts to conserve biodiversity and fight climate change, according to a new WWF report.
The first chapter of WWF’s Living Forests Report, released today, examines the drivers of deforestation and identifies the opportunities to shift from business as usual to a new model of sustainability, which can benefit government, business and communities.
Based on a new global analysis showing that more...