NewsWe'll Tackle And Reverse Biodiversity Loss, Buhari Assures World Leaders

We’ll Tackle And Reverse Biodiversity Loss, Buhari Assures World Leaders

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September 22, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said the federal government has initiated specific actions to tackle and reverse the severe trend of biodiversity loss affecting the whole world.

Aside championing regional and inter-regional cooperation towards addressing the scourge, President Buhari, according to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, outlined other measures, such as the “expansion of protected areas including the establishment of ten (10) new National Parks across the country as well as the creation of Marine Protected Areas pursuant to the 30X30 Agenda of the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD); and domestication of relevant International Agreements, Conventions as well as Laws and Policies for the protection and conservation of biodiversity.”

The president further said, “leveraging the cooperation and partnerships of Development Partners as well as International Organisations and Coalitions for concrete action against deforestation and biodiversity loss; and promotion and increased investments in climate-positive and nature-positive economy for sustainable environment and land use practices” were other areas being worked on to confront the challenge.

He expressed gratitude to the president of Costa Rica, His Excellency Carlos Alvarado Quesada (whose country currently chairs the High Ambition Coalition for Nature & People (HAC) of which Nigeria is also a member and co-chair) for the opportunity to be part of “this great event.”

President Buhari said this in a video message to the hybrid high-level event tagged “Transformative Actions for Nature and People” on the margins of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 76).

The president is currently attending the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 76), holding in New York, United States.

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