02/12/2011 - Representatives from Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries gathered at a seminar in Hanoi on December 1 to discuss measures to realise the goal of building a more prosperous and equitable region through development of a green economy.
The seminar was jointly held by Vietnam ’s Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE), Asian Development Bank (ADB), UN Environmental Programme (UNEP), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the Danish Foreign Ministry and the Danish International Development Agency (Danida).
Speaking at the event, Dr. Geoffrey Blate, WWF Greater Mekong’s senior advisor on landscape conservation, said that investment in eco-infrastructure in the Mekong River region will bring in excellent benefits as the GMS is one of the regions with the highest biodiversity values in the world. read more>>>
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