What you need to know about the 5th UN Environment Assembly Published: - Feb 28, 2021
The event focused its efforts on finding solutions that reduce the triple global emergency and allow meeting the objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development .
We will tell you what were the themes of the fifth UN Environment Assembly. Photo: Pexels
LatinAmerican Post | Mariann Estefanía Soto
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, took place in Nairobi, Kenya . The main theme was Strengthening action by nature to achieve the
Sustainable Development Goals . In the framework of the meetings, a balance was made of the latest environmental policies and actions developed by the UN member states and real solutions were promoted to address the climate crisis and achieve the goals proposed in the 2030 Agenda.
During the 5th United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5), the first part of which was held virtually on February 22 and 23, the German delegation announced – on behalf of Ecuador, Ghana and the Germany itself – the decision to begin preparations to convene a Ministerial Meeting on Marine Pollution by Plastics, the same one that would take place at the end of the third quarter of this year.
Germany, Ecuador and Ghana concerned about marine plastic pollution
The initiative is supported by the Presidency of the UNEA, currently under the leadership of Norway, and would benefit from close cooperation with the Secretariat of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).
How To Contribute To Protect the Birds That Live in Our Cities Published: - Feb 25, 2021
There are several ways we can all help birds and strengthen their conservation. Explore some of the basics in this article.
The Woman Post | Catalina Mejía
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According to the United Nations Environment Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Center, and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Red List of Threatened Species, the most recent value for Colombia corresponds to the year 2018, when there were 126 threatened bird species in the country.