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COP29 action plan thrusts climate finance to the fore
United Nations climate summit president Mukhtar Babayev highlights the new climate finance target as top priority for the November talks. Will Azerbaijan be able to get the dealmakers, including China, to agree on a price to pay to help developing countries adapt to climate change?
Food & Agriculture
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IFAD chief sounds alarm on global hunger saying millions could face food insecurity by 2030 without swift action.
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Policy & Finance
Jailing local wildlife poachers will not help deliver environmental justice: Thai judge Suntariya Muanpawong
Thailand is still used as a hub for wildlife trafficking networks, and Muanpawong tells Eco-Business that judicial innovation is needed to address the transboundary nature of wildlife trade. Putting the poor in prisons doesn't help, she says.
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