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Nature 392, 640 (16 April 1998) | doi:10.1038/33492

UN eco-fund under pressure to open up

K. S. Jayaraman & Ehsan Masood

The managers of the main United Nations (UN) fund for environmental research projects have agreed to review their policy on supporting projects in developing countries. The move follows criticism of the fund's excessive bureaucracy and apparent insensitivity to local concerns.