Rio+20 : GREEN economy: Why a Green Economy Matters for the Least Developed Countries

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GREEN economy: Why a Green Economy Matters for the Least Developed Countries, UNEP

by: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

The report shows that new opportunities offered by a green economy will help LDCs meet their Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the internationally agreed poverty reduction and social development targets that have a 2015 deadline.

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