Could biodiversity panel address global policy issues?

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Environment ministers meeting in Nairobi to discuss remit for Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services panel

Environment ministers from around the world will meet this week in Nairobi, Kenya in an attempt to finalise plans for a new independent biodiversity panel that could help shape global environmental, economic...

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