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The consultations among member countries on issues related to bio-diversity picked up momentum at the ongoing bio-diversity conference in Hyderabad.
As the Conference entered the third week, the working groups at the conference paced up the consultations to achieve consensus on various issues including resource mobilizations to achieve bio-diversity targets.
UN spokesperson David Ainsworth told media this morning that the member countries adopted documents on bio-fuels, global strategy on plant conservation, incentive measures and global taxonomy issues on last Friday.
He said the contact groups also met over the last weekend and discussed resource mobilisation, geo-engineering among other issues.
He said the two working groups will review the progress on deliberations held among countries last week from today. UN spokesperson added that the first working group will discuss bio-diversity in islands and the second working on Nagoya Protocol today.
Meanwhile, heads and ministers of countries have started to arrive in Hyderabad to take part in the main plenary session which will be addressed by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh tomorrow.
Over 15,000 participants including 9,000 delegates from185 countries are taking part in the prestigious bio-diversity conference which will conclude on 19th of this month.
As the Conference entered the third week, the working groups at the conference paced up the consultations to achieve consensus on various issues including resource mobilizations to achieve bio-diversity targets.
UN spokesperson David Ainsworth told media this morning that the member countries adopted documents on bio-fuels, global strategy on plant conservation, incentive measures and global taxonomy issues on last Friday.
He said the contact groups also met over the last weekend and discussed resource mobilisation, geo-engineering among other issues.
He said the two working groups will review the progress on deliberations held among countries last week from today. UN spokesperson added that the first working group will discuss bio-diversity in islands and the second working on Nagoya Protocol today.
Meanwhile, heads and ministers of countries have started to arrive in Hyderabad to take part in the main plenary session which will be addressed by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh tomorrow.
Over 15,000 participants including 9,000 delegates from185 countries are taking part in the prestigious bio-diversity conference which will conclude on 19th of this month.
Labels: UN Convention on Biodiversity
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