AlertNet: Forests must be fully valued for their contribution to economic growth and social progress, and included in the next set of global development goals, experts and officials told a forest conference on Sunday. Wu Hongbo, U.N. Under Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs, said the inter-dependence of forests, agriculture, water, biodiversity and people's livelihoods make "forests part of the solution in meeting sustainable development challenges". No specific targets were set for protecting...
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