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Durban increases green awareness ahead of COP17 conferenceThe 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) and the seventh session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP7), which take place in Durban from Monday 28 November to Friday 9 December 2011, provide a critical opportunity for the city to demonstrate its environmental approach. ![]() "Durban is increasingly being acknowledged as a global leader in the environmental field and more specifically in the area of climate protection planning and the COP17-CMP7 Greening Programme, which aims to minimise the environmental impact of the event, demonstrates this," says Dr Debra Roberts. Key principles that have been incorporated into the Greening Programme include:
The key focus areas of the programme are:
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