11San Jose, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rica on Monday launched the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People (HAC), with the goal of preserving 30 percent of the world s biodiversity by 2030.
Topics will also include preventing pandemics such as COVID-19, which jumped from the animal world to man.
Sponsored by France, the fourth edition of the “One Planet Summit” will be partly virtual and will feature the participation of the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel; the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson; the Spanish Head of Government, Pedro Sánchez; the President of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado; the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres; and Prince Charles of England, among others.
Along with climate change, the loss of biodiversity is one of the greatest challenges facing humankind in the coming years and both phenomena are related, according to scientists.
The international community has a responsibility to act in order to mitigate the effects of climate change and protect biodiversity, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday, addressing a virtual international summit. “Climate change and biodiversity are interconnected,” Trudeau told about 30 world leaders attending the One Planet Summit held by videoconference. “When sea levels rise,…
50 Countries Promise to Protect 30 Percent of Land and Sea by 2030
By Associated Press
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The One Planet Summit aims to protect the world’s biodiversity, including protection of marine ecosystems.
The U.S. was absent from the summit but Biden has also pledged to preserve 30 percent of American lands and waters by 2030. share this article
At least 50 countries have committed to protecting 30 percent of the planet, including land and sea, over the next decade to halt species extinction and address climate change issues. They announced the move during a global summit Monday aimed at protecting the world’s biodiversity.
At least 50 countries have committed to protect 30 percent of the planet, including land and sea, over the decade in efforts to halt species extinction and address climate change issues.