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FG, ECOWAS, Commit To Tackling Loss Of Biodiversity, Degradation Of Ecosystems
Published Oct 11, 2022 IN News, Environment,
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 THE Federal Government, ECOWAS and other stakeholders have ex­pressed worried over continuous loss of biodiversity and degradation of ecosystems, assuring to tackle the situa­tion efficiently.

The Minister of State for Environment, Mr. Udi Odum, spoke at the opening of the ECOWAS Coordination Meeting for the Upcoming 15th Conference of Parties to Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP-15), in Abuja, on Monday.

Odum, said that the ministry, in col­laboration with the ECOWAS and other relevant stakeholders decided to convene the meeting to discuss on better ways to tackle the challenges. He said that the objective of the meeting was to deliberate on the regional position and priority areas for the sub-region on the CBD Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).

According to him, “the purpose of the meeting is to discuss about the upcoming CBD COP 15 in Montreal, Canada.

“As you are aware, the continuous loss of biodiversity and degradation of eco­systems threaten global development as­pirations. “We all know, if the SDGs are in jeopardy, for us in Africa, it will mean that progress toward the agenda 2063 will also be undermined. “We are all aware that world`s ecosystems and biodiversity are deteriorating at an alarming rate, thereby, undermining humanity`s well-being and its future existence.

“It is sad to note that the Aichi Biodi­versity Target had failed to realise its objectives which were set out in the CBD framework to show the loss of biodiver­sity.’’

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