December 9, 2010 6:35 PM

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UN chief urges int’l leaders to reach a deal to restrict deforestation

The United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has urged international leaders attending climate change talks at Cancun in Mexico to seize the opportunity to reach a deal to restrict deforestation. Mr Ban told delegates they needed to provide hope to a global public growing cynical about the lack of tangible results on climate change. A BBC correspondent at the talks in Cancun says a deal could provide billions of dollars a year to conserve forests in developing countries.

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