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Article: International high seas need greater protection, conservationists say.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- September 17, 2003
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Byline: Laurie Goering
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa _ World conservationists called for new protection of the world's water ecosystems, including the international high seas, and urged that efforts to bring about free trade and poverty alleviation not be allowed to take precedence over preserving species, as the 10-day World Parks Congress wrapped up Wednesday in South Africa.
The congress, held once a decade, has no formal power to set binding conservation goals. But recommendations issued by the nearly 3,000 conservationists are likely to play a key role when government leaders from around the world gather for the international Convention on ...