Activists’ fury as COP19 sidelines agriculture once more

Activists’ fury as COP19 sidelines agriculture once more

18 NOVEMBER 2013

[Warsaw, Poland] There was fury with the turn of events at the ongoing 19thConference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change taking place in Warsaw, Poland when livestock keepers and farmers learnt exclusion of substantitve discussions on agriculture.

The turn of events began on Monday, where further talks on agriculture at the COP were blocked due to procedural issues at the opening plenary of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advise (SBSTA). ...

 

Read more at Africa Science News: http://www.africasciencenews.org/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1027:activists-fury-as-cop19-sidelines-agriculture-once-more-&catid=52:environment&Itemid=115

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