The 10-year strategy to halt the destruction of natural habitats is to be adopted at the UN’s landmark COP15 biodiversity convention, taking place in China in May. Let us know what you'd like to hear more about: our actions must speak as loudly as our words, second largest area of ecological integrity, where and how we protect these areas matters. WWF is collecting postal codes so we can send you news and invitations most relevant to your area. BRUSSELS: EU leaders will hold a special summit next month to discuss Europe’s complicated relations with China, an official document showed on Thursday. “Environmental degradation has created the conditions for dangerous new diseases to emerge, fires to rage and the Arctic to melt. And in order to meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, last week’s commitments must set the stage for a decade of action to move toward a carbon-neutral, nature-positive, and equitable future. We call on all leaders to build on this ambition at the forthcoming UN summit on biodiversity.” • This article was amended on 28 September 2020 because Sir Robert Watson is a former chair of IPBES, not the current one as an earlier version said. Do NOT follow this link or you will be banned from the site. Saudi Arabia will be the first country in the Middle East and North Africa region to host a G-20 summit. Here is the summary of today’s proceedings in New York at the first-of-its-kind UN summit … The 27 leaders underlined “serious concerns” about rights abuses in Hong Kong and against minorities, conclusions from the talks said. Login to your WWF-Canada supporter centre. “Governments need to put protecting our planet at the heart of a global recovery,’’ Schoettner said. A tale of three presidents and subsidy removal, For and against the quest for a president of Igbo extraction (3). And with the second largest area of ecological integrity remaining in the world, Canada has an important opportunity — in fact, a global responsibility — to achieve this ambitious goal. Thank you for following along. Finally, the government acknowledged the deep connection between biodiversity loss and climate change, renewing its commitment to nature-based climate solutions, which aim to protect, steward and restore key habitats for wildlife, including species at risk. The recent UN Global Biodiversity Outlook reported that not a single one of the 20 CBD goals set in 2010 were fully met over the last decade. Germany, which holds the EU’s rotating presidency, is especially eager to clinch a long-trailed EU-China investment deal by the end of the year and the Berlin summit could help unite the European position. The summit will take place a few weeks after German Chancellor Angela Merkel, along with EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel, held a video call with Chinese President Xi Jinping. It came after the UN published a major report earlier this month, which found that none of the 20 global biodiversity targets agreed 10 years ago have been fully met. With more than 70 countries joining the Leaders’ Pledge for Nature, there is a growing global consensus recognizing the role of nature as a foundation of our economy and human health. These announcements bolster several recent findings of catastrophic decline in biodiversity around the world. Last week’s UN Summit on Biodiversity saw heads of state from around the world showing support for an ambitious post-2020 global biodiversity framework. Environmental groups urged leaders to take action. Technical Feedback: whatsapp 08023469027 Leading up to the event, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined WWF’s Leaders’ Pledge for Nature while Minister of Environment and Climate Change Jonathon Wilkinson committed Canada to the intergovernmental High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People, demonstrating that our country will be a champion in protecting biodiversity while driving others to step up to reach a global goal of 30 per cent protection by 2030. The new commitments help build an urgent momentum towards creating a multilateral agreement on biodiversity, through the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) which will be negotiated in early 2021 to set a new framework for action to halt and reverse the decline of biodiversity around the world. Ultimately, we have a fleeting opportunity to set an ambitious framework that restores the balance of nature to build a healthy and more resilient planet. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron are among the leaders speaking at the oversubscribed event, while the U.S. is not participating. Help protect threatened species and their habitats. The leaders … World Leaders Pledge at the ‘Nature for Life Hub’ ahead of UN Biodiversity Summit Posted on September 28, 2020 NEW YORK, Sept 28 – More than 20 Heads of State and Government and 6 Ministers committed to a Leaders Pledge for Nature at the … Stop it please, says Raja Permaisuri of Johor over fake Facebook... Top Glove to refund RM136 million to foreign workers, Indian police arrest hundreds for ‘sedition’ in gang-rape protests. World Leaders Address Collapse Of The Natural World At The U.N. Biodiversity Summit At Wednesday's digital gathering, nations are making new pledges … Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaking at WWF Leader’s Pledge for Nature event. To help reach new protected area targets, the government renewed its emphasis on Indigenous-led conservation — a move that will ensure that conservation going forward will be effective, equitable and inclusive. Charitable Registration Number #119304954 RR 0001. READ our Privacy-policy and cookie policy. The United Nations is to host her first ever summit on the biodiversity crisis on Wednesday, where world leaders are expected to commit to tackling unprecedented environmental degradation. Ilyana Nisa says the public should appreciate the sacrifices of the frontliners and do their part to prevent the spread of the virus. Brussels wants to reinforce respect for intellectual property, to end obligations to transfer technology and to reduce subsidies for Chinese public enterprises. They also urged China to meet its pledges on curbing subsidies to its companies, as well as stressed the need for to “rebalance the economic relationship”. China says a deal can be agreed this year, but EU officials insist they will not swallow unfavourable terms simply to conclude the talks. With the world facing the coronavirus pandemic and failing to meet the 2020 biodiversity targets agreed in 2010, the summit would be an opportunity for world leaders to revise their goals and commitment to protect nature. BRUSSELS: EU leaders will hold a special summit next month to discuss Europe’s complicated relations with China, an official document showed on Thursday. The World Wildlife Fund’s Living Planet Report showed that, globally, wildlife have declined by 68 per cent on average from 1970 to 2016. Ahead of the summit, leaders from over 70 countries and the European Union signed a pledge to reverse losses to natural habitats by 2030. The meeting was added a few hours after EU leaders discussed ties with China at a foreign policy summit in Brussels. To date, Canada is the only one of the ten largest countries in the world to commit to protecting 30 per cent of our land and oceans by 2030. (dpa/NAN). 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