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Planning to deliver: making the Rio Conventions more effective on the ground - climate change, biodiversity, desertification

  • 01/06/2009
  • GTZ

Sustainable development depends on intact ecosystems and their services. This is why environmental protection in the context of sustainable development is a key concern in development cooperation. Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) address global environmental challenges, and national action plans are often the means for implementation in individual countries.The instrument of national action plans is currently being debated; this report provides insight and analysis for the ongoing discussion.