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Hyderabad biodiversity talks: day 10 diary
CBD COP11: African group given busy bee award for finance work, high-level segment opens with plea from CBD chief and text agreed on marine protection and invasive species.
Madagascar close to losing 83% of palm trees in next decade – IUCN
CBD COP11: Warning that vast carbon sink in Madagascar on verge of destruction in 5-10 years unless urgent action taken by international community
UNEP chief Steiner says finance deal at COP11 still possible
CBD COP11: Achim Steiner says talks on funding UN biodiversity targets are on course for successful resolution despite signs of deadlock
Amnesty and Greenpeace call on India to stop coal violations
CBD COP11: New report examines how to protect community forest rights in coal mining regions in India
India pledges $50 million to environment
CBD COP11: India Prime Minister calls on all parties to follow his lead and pledge money and support to biodiversity efforts
Hyderabad biodiversity talks: day 8 diary
CBD COP11: PM Singh to visit the HICC, finance continues to divide parties and progress on marine protected areas.
UN poised to protect 120 marine ‘hotspots’
CBD COP11: RTCC understands there is widespread support behind a text that would see vast areas of the High Seas placed under protection of international law
UN biodiversity chief calls for finance deal at Hyderabad talks
CBD COP11: Braulio Dias calls for negotiating teams in Hyderabad to break current deadlock over finance and demonstrate a “willingness” to talk.
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Hyderabad biodiversity talks: day 7 diary
CBD COP11: Biodiversity pilgrimage heads for South Korea, security ramps up ahead of PM Singh visit and local fisherman see shocking decline in catches
Swaminathan: greed driving destruction of India’s environment
CBD COP11: Father of India’s ‘green revolution’ says a combination of poverty and greed are destroying his country’s landscape
Youth anger at lack of participation in UN biodiversity talks
CBD COP11: United Nations policy process should be more open to input from youth groups, according to campaigners in Hyderabad
Deadlock on finance at UN Biodiversity summit
CBD COP11: Familiar splits as global north and south fail to agree on biodiversity finance targets or framework
Biofuels deal agreed at UN biodiversity summit
CBD COP11: Parties to the UN’s Biodiversity Convention (CBD) agree that the impact of biofuels on biodiversity will be taken into account when they develop future energy strategies.
Hyderabad biodiversity talks: day 5 diary
CBD COP11: DDT in the air, dying lakes, finance stalemate but progress on 4 main issues
Hyderabad biodiversity talks: day 4 diary
CBD COP11: Finance heats up, Hyderabad’s cash machines cool down and youth groups make a stand
Hyderabad biodiversity talks: day 3 diary
CBD COP11 – Tierney Smith: Golf course protests, biodiversity warnings, USA ramps up security
Greenpeace protest highlights India’s tough choice between coal and forests
CBD COP11: Greenpeace warns more must be done to protect the India’s forests from increasing exploitation
Indian Aviation Minister urges region to reject “unilateral” international green policies
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