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Posted Sat Oct 23 2010: from
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Nagoya biodiversity talks stall on cash and targets http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1287839881
Conservation groups have expressed concern that a major UN conference on nature protection is stalling, with some governments accused of holding the process hostage to their own interest.
Their warning comes halfway through the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) meeting in Nagoya, Japan.
During negotiations some countries have proposed weaker rather than stronger targets for protection, they say.
Some developing countries say the West is not meeting their concerns.
"The most optimistic assessment is that we have not gone far towards a deal," said Muhtari Aminu-Kano, senior policy advisor with BirdLife International....
"It's your usual story - it's people putting their national interests far above the importance of biodiversity."
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