A call on South Africa to commit to #30x30NOW
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That it makes up the majority of our Earth! #whereisour10 #uphiu10
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OPINION | The world now looks to Africa for solutions to the climate catastrophe
via @news24
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This is a proud moment for South Africa 🇿🇦
@CyrilRamaphosa @BarbaraCreecy_
President @CyrilRamaphosa meets members of Global Steering Committee of campaign for nature bit.ly/3EDukJI
The South African delegation has agreed in principle to the 30×30 target, but have raised ongoing concerns, particularly about accessing the resources needed to achieve the 30% target.
@GreenTimes @WILDOCEANSSA @WILDLANDSSA @ConservOutcomes
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FRIDAY READ: The CBD should have been the arena for countries to come together to table national positions, air concerns & offer compromises & solutions.
Instead, it looks as though we have come away with a text that requires significant amounts of work.
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Youth continue efforts to protect SA by calling on Minister Creecy to 'step up'
via @GoodThingsGuy
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Every second breath we take comes from the ocean... that in itself should be worth protecting 🌊💙
South Africa 🇿🇦 needs to play its part by increasing local protection to 10% within our EEZ.
TAKE ACTION 👉 oceanimpact.co.za/sa10percen…
It’s a long road ahead to COP15 in China, but we can take heart from some significant wins at the Geneva CBD meetings
via @SATodayNews
southafricatoday.net/environ…
Youth Continue Efforts to Protect SA, Call on Minister Creecy to Step Up for SA
via @GoodThingsGuy
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A recent study presents a multi-objective solution that could lead to the protection of 89% of the ocean's Representative Biodiversity Areas while maintaining access to fishing grounds that provide 89% of the global catch.
#30x30NOW
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COP15 is now two years delayed, meaning we have lost two years of a ten-year plan to protect nature.
During the recent Convention on Biological Diversity, the SA🇿🇦 delegation agreed in principle to 30x30, but raised on-going concerns.
READ ON: thegreentimes.co.za/a-long-r…
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Join our public call to South Africa’s leaders. Sign on to place your name on an Open Letter to Minister Creecy: change.org/Support_30x30NOW
There is no time for inching forward.
Africa is one of the most biodiverse continents in the world, home to five of the world’s 20 megadiverse countries. But Africa could lose up to 30% of its animal and plant species by the end of the century.
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There was strong support for a central pillar of the planned nature pact: to conserve at least 30% of the planet’s land and oceans by 2030
In addition, stronger language was added on recognising the rights of indigenous people and communities.
#30x30NOW
businesslive.co.za/bd/world/…
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Global @UNBiodiversity meetings in Geneva ended without consensus, but the work must go on !
We hope to see increased efforts and ambition in Nairobi in June 2022, and of course at #COP15 in Kunming 🇨🇳
WE ARE #UnitedforBiodiversity 🦋🌳🌏
Geneva talks on new pact to protect nature fail as ‘world burns’
via @BusinessLiveSA
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President @CyrilRamaphosa recently said it was time for SA🇿🇦 to “grasp the nettle” & embark on a “transformative path” towards a climate-resilient society. But such a journey, he argued, must cause no harm to the livelihoods of the poor.
Read on: businesslive.co.za/bd/opinio…
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Tell us what you are doing to protect our oceans.
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