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Contributor [1]
Thursday, March 6, 2003 - 02:00
Categories: 
Environment [2]
Issue Number: 
102 [3]
Article-Summary: 

A top adviser to UN secretary general Kofi Annan has warned that the importance of preserving biodiversity in poor countries is not being adequately conveyed to those responsible for implementing economic development policies, and suggests that a global system of environmental 'hotspots' could help to focus their attention.

Category: 
Governance [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/environment/13775 [5]

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