Big Challenge To Get US On Board Biodiversity Meet: Ramesh

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First published in Sanctuary Asia, Vol. 30 No. 10, October 2010

'US is not a party to the CBD although it is the biggest user of bio-resources from developing countries,' Ramesh said while briefing media about the upcoming Tenth Conference of Parties (COP) to the CBD, scheduled in Nagoya in Japan Oct 18-29.

The CBD is an international comprehensive treaty covering all aspects relating to biodiversity. There are 193 countries party to the convention. Read the full report here.

Source: Sify News.

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