UK won’t sign biodiversity treaty yet

Title

UK won’t sign biodiversity treaty yet

Genre

Interview

TX Date

1 Jun 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:00:46

Description

British junior environment minister David Maclean says biodiversity is important but explains why Britain will not yet be signing up at the Rio Earth Summit to a treaty which protects species. Interviewer not heard.

Contributors

David MacLean

Keywords

Treaties; UK; Great Britain; Endangered species; Environment; International instruments; Summits (meetings); Rio de Janeiro; Biological diversity

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