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be to find the golden mean: on the one hand, those obligations should be effective in protecting the climate, while on the other, they should not restrict global economic development and affect living standards. The new international agreement should be more flexible, wise and objective than the Kyoto Protocol," the scientist said.As an industrially developed nation, Russia has made its contribution to the human-induced burden on the environment, which is no small one. However, Russia's adverse influence is largely compensated by its vast forests, which absorb carbon dioxide from the air like a powerful pump. So far, Russia has not been given full credit for the contribution it makes as part of the global ecosystem. The Indonesians hold a similar opinion about their own forests. Rahmat Witoelar, Indonesian Environment Minister, said openly his country should be financially compensated by the industrialized nations for preserving its forests, because they had sacrificed
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