Media Release: Forest Groups Welcome Global Biodiversity Conference Call to Review Biofuel Subsidies and Incentives
19 oct. 2012
Hyderabad, India – The Global Forest Coalition [1] has welcomed the recommendation of the 11th Conference of the Parties of the Biodiversity Convention (CBD COP11) to review and where necessary to withdraw subsidies and other incentive schemes for biofuels and other economic sectors that cause harm to biodiversity. The Conference, which ended today in Hyderabad, India, recognized that incentive measures can be significant drivers of biofuel crop plantation expansion, and invites countries to evaluate them using the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, …
