In fact, itwas what aprofessorofsoil quality at a lesser-knownuniversity in theNetherlands promised to a scientificconferencethat concludedonOctober16th.
The resulting State of the Planet Declaration endorsed the SDG proposal, but theconferenceconcludedthat rushing to identify goals without in-depth dialogue with all stakeholders would be a grave mistake.
TheConference further contends thatthe Council of Presidents concludedthatthe sum of three times the annual operating budget was fair and reasonable in light of the potential financial harm resulting from the withdrawal.
Theconferenceconcluded with participants announcing that they had begun planning subsequent convenings in their respective regions in order to galvanize support, build momentum, and address local challenges based on the engagement models developed during the day.