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Win for agriculture as 134 countries endorse climate plan inclusion

Environment CS Soipan Tuya and President William Ruto at the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). [PCS]

Agriculture was a big winner after 134 world leaders endorsed the COP28 Presidency Declaration on Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems and Climate Action.

In the declaration, they pledged to integrate food and agriculture into their national climate plans for the first time, in a move hailed by observers despite fears over its silence on the role of fossil fuels.

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