UN Secretary General Antoniu Guterres, speaking at the UN Conference in Biostratus (COP16) in the Colombian city of Kali, emphasized the need to fulfill its obligations to preserve the planet.
At a high -level meeting, Gutherrish pointed out the critical importance of protecting biodiversity: “We must move on to the protection to protection. The survival of both the planet and ourselves depends on this. Nature is life itself, but we are waging a war against it, in which there are no winners.
Ecological crises and sustainable development
GUTERRASH urged the countries to present their strategies and plans for biozemic actions, emphasizing that not a single country is protected from the destructive consequences of climate change, the loss of biodiversity, degradation of land and pollution. “These crises are interconnected, do not recognize borders, destroy ecosystems, threaten people’s health and undermine sustainable development,” he said.
Referring to the goals of the Kunmin-Monreal Global Frame-Raque Biodiversity Program, ”Gutherrish noted that 75% of land and 66% of the oceans have already been changed by man. He called the reason for this destruction unstable economic models that support excessive consumption and production, as well as inequality in the distribution of resources.
Cop16 conference on the topic “Peace with Nature” began on October 21 and will last until November 1.