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| Xavier Darcos, French Minister Delegate for Cooperation, Development and Francophonie, stressed France's commitment to increase funding for scientific communities |
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Elliot Morley, British Minister for Environment and Agri-Environment, stressed the need to recognize the goods and services provided by biodiversity, and their link to human livelihoods and well-being. He noted that business should realize that conservation and sustainable use make sense for economic reasons |
François d'Aubert, French Minister Delegate for Research, called for: improved, interdisciplinary science; development of market instruments and indicators; voluntary corporate involvement; capacity building, especially in developing countries; and international solidarity. He pledged France's commitment to achieving the 2010 target through intensified international cooperation |
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| Michel Loreau, Chair of the Conference Scientific Committee, presented the final version of the Paris declaration on Biodiversity |
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Martha Chouchena-Rojas, IUCN, presented the conclusions of the workshops on governance, appropriation regimes and management systems, and environmental education and communication |
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Charles Rabotoarison, Minister for the Environment, Water and Forests of Madagascar, proposed developing an international initiative for a better understanding of biodiversity conservation |
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| Carlos Rodriguez Echandi, Minister of the Environment and Energy of Costa Rica, said economic concerns are driving the development of public policies and suggested establishing a mechanism that would put a dollar value on biodiversity to encourage decision makers to prioritize biodiversity conservation |
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Éric Cornut, President of Novartis-France, cited the partnership between the World Business Council on Sustainable Development and IUCN as a pragmatic approach of bringing together the business sector with the biodiversity community |
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Recalling that UNESCO is the only scientific agency of UN, Walter Erdelen, UNESCO, stressed the importance for UNESCO to consider the outcomes and to participate in the follow-up of the Conference on science and governance of biodiversity |
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