U.N. Report Finds Asia-Pacific Nations Failing to Meet Key Environmental Goals

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Singapore—Many Asia-Pacific nations are falling short of the environmental targets set out in the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), according a U.N. report released Oct. 16.rnThe study, conducted by the U.N. Development Program, the U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, and the Asian Development Bank, found that some countries are actually regressing in the drive to achieve goals for protecting forests, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and improving water supply in urban areas.rnAccording to the report, the largest countries in the region, China and India, have become "early achievers" in terms of establishing protected zones and maintaining forest cover, but they are losing ground in the quest to cut carbon dioxide emissions.