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Can climate change negotiations stop the subsidizing of overfishing?

Can climate change negotiations stop the subsidizing of overfishing?

The global fate of fisheries, their decline and overexploitation, may yet show a more promising environmental future. Where trade agreements failed to halt the overfishing of oceans, the United Nations Climate Change Conference taking place next month in Copenhagen may yet be the solution. The trick lies in the pledge by the leaders of the G20 group [...]
Combating desertification: imperative component of the new climate deal

Combating desertification: imperative component of the new climate deal

Organized by the Dryland Science for Development (DSD) Consortium, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) holds a global scientific conference with the main topic of desertification-climate change nexus. The global conference, entitled “Understanding Desertification and Land Degradation Trends,” is being held in connection [...]