Vice Foreign Minister Luo Zhaohui Attends Online Seminar on Ecological Environment Protection of Trans-Himalaya Forum for International Cooperation
2021/02/03
On February 2, 2021, Vice Foreign Minister Luo Zhaohui attended and addressed the opening ceremony of the Online Seminar on Ecological Environment Protection of Trans-Himalaya Forum for International Cooperation hosted by the Tibet Autonomous Region and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Secretary of the CPC Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee Wu Yingjie made welcome remarks and Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region Qizhala delivered a keynote speech. The opening ceremony was also attended and addressed by Special Adviser for Climate Change Affairs of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment Xie Zhenhua, former United Nations Secretary-General and Chairman of Boao Forum for Asia Ban Ki-moon, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Michael Rudd, Chairman of the Pakistan Senate s Defense and Defense Production Committee Mushahid
Maine student wins international environmental award from National Geographic
Amara Ifeji, 19, of Bangor was named one of 24 Young Explorers last week for her environmental work with Maine youths.
Photo by Phoebe Parker/Courtesy of Amara Ifeji
A 19-year-old youth advocate from Bangor has been named a National Geographic Young Explorer, an honor bestowed on 24 young environmentalists for their work on conservation, food insecurity, pollution and water access around the globe.
Soon, Amara Ifeji will meet virtually with honorees from New Zealand, Indonesia, Ireland, Nigeria and 11 other countries – all between 17 and 25 – who have already distinguished themselves with world-shaping contributions to environmental education and protection. Ifeji serves as a mentor to numerous young environmentalists across Maine in addition to doing her own work in environmental science and policy.
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The COVID-19 crisis has not only led to a health crisis in the developing nations but has been also accompanied by a socio-economic and economic fallout. The Non-Aligned Movement, being the largest representative of the developing world, has stressed on devising measures aimed at mitigating socio-economic and environmental fallout from COVID-19 in a sustainable manner and through cooperation among the developing world.
One of the major initiatives in the developing world to address the social and environmental aspects of the COVID-19 crisis was taken recently by the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN). Established in December 1985, following a conference of African Ministers of Environment held in Cairo, Egypt, AMCEM’s mandate is to provide advocacy for environmental protection in Africa, to ensure that basic human needs are met adequately and in a sustainable manner, to ensure that social and economic development is realized
10 ways ICC made business work in 2020
News • Paris, 29/12/2020
In a year that put to the test ICC’s ability to mobilise business behind global challenges, our pioneering spirit shone through to ensure our global institution lived up to its reputation as the trusted voice of business on issues facing people and planet.
We’re taking a look back at our ground-breaking year to wrap up just 10 ways in which we made business work for everyone, every day, everywhere.
Saving lives and livelihoods – ICC acts against Covid-19
Before Covid-19 had a name, ICC Secretary General John W.H. Denton AO responded to the outbreak of coronavirus in China underscoring the need for a coordinated effort to protect lives, livelihoods and the global economy.
Ecological integrity is a measure of human impact, looking at factors from infrastructure to tree-cover loss.
High-integrity forests are found mostly in Canada, Russia, the Amazon, Central Africa, and New Guinea; of the remaining high-integrity forests, only 27% are currently in nationally designated protected areas.
Conserving forests is a critical part of achieving the international Sustainable Development Goals, and understanding where high-quality, intact forests remain may inform conservation planning.
Of the world’s remaining forests, only 40% are intact, with high ecological integrity, according to data from the newly developed Forest Landscape Integrity Index, the first of its kind to measure the state of forests on a global scale.