One-year countdown to world鈥檚 leading biodiversity event begins
鈥淏iodiversity is now on the international agenda to the same degree as the fight against climate change. It is essential to create an international dynamic in favour of biodiversity, with increased awareness and the involvement of the general public. By hosting and co-organising this World Conservation Congress, France is proud to play its full leadership role alongside 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 in protecting and valuing biodiversity鈥, says Emmanuelle Wargon, Minister of State for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition.
鈥淭he year 2020 presents a singular opportunity to reverse the alarming decline of nature we are witnessing,鈥 says Dr Grethel Aguilar, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Acting Director General. 鈥淧reserving Earth鈥檚 biodiversity is crucial if we are to achieve the ambitious goals of the 2030 Agenda to eradicate poverty and to ensure human health, food and water security. The 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 World Conservation Congress will be decisive in tackling the biodiversity crisis and setting the world on the path to a sustainable future.鈥澛
On 11 June 2020 the opening of the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 World Conservation Congress 2020, the world鈥檚 largest and most inclusive environmental event that will drive global action towards a more sustainable future, will take place in Marseille. The event will be open to the general public. It aims to mobilise all concerned actors a few months before the biodiversity COP15, to be held in China, which is expected to adopt a new international framework for the next decade.聽
The 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Congress 2020 will take place 11鈥19 June in Marseille, France, under the theme 鈥極ne nature, one future鈥, highlighting the need for a healthy natural world as a prerequisite for achieving the vision of a just and sustainable planet. The outcomes of the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Congress will inform new global targets to curb the escalating biodiversity crisis under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, in October 2020 in Kunming, China.聽
Held every four years, the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 World Conservation Congress brings together world leaders and representatives from governments, science, academia, indigenous peoples鈥 groups, non-governmental organisations and businesses to help address the world鈥檚 most pressing environmental and sustainability challenges.
The seven themes which the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 World Conservation Congress 2020 will address are the following:聽
- Managing landscapes for nature and people
- Conserving freshwater to sustain life
- Restoring ocean health
- Accelerating climate change mitigation and adaptation
- Upholding rights, ensuring effective and equitable governance
- Leveraging economic and financial systems for sustainability
- Advancing knowledge, learning, innovation and technology
香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Congresses have been instrumental in shaping the most important global conservation treaties and initiatives over the past 70 years. These include the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).聽
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