A chair of the U.N. biodiversity negotiations underway in Switzerland told Reuters on Tuesday he expects agreement on a key target on raising protected areas, adding he saw support from the talks' presidency, China, for the first time.
Basile van Havre, one of two co-chairs of the talks, said he was "confident" countries would agree to the target, but expected more intense negotiations on securing ocean areas."It's not a walk in the park but it's not a problematic target in my mind," he said on the sidelines of the talks.
"This is big. This is significant. It is an important point, having the presidency behind the target," he said. However, van Havre said he expected other aspects to be more complicated, such as target seven - on pollution - which aims to reduce pesticides by "at least two thirds".
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