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Breaking World Environment Day: A Global Rally for Restoration ????

Riyadh, 05 June 2024 – This year's World Environment Day, celebrated under the theme "Our Land. Our Future. We are #GenerationRestoration," has set new records in global participation and impact. Hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the event highlighted critical issues such as land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience.

"In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, great efforts have been made to restore lands and limit degradation, including with the Saudi Green Initiative and the Middle East Initiative, but also to promote regional cooperation to reduce land degradation, conserve vegetation, enhance biodiversity and food security,"

 Saudi Minister for Environment, Water and Agriculture-Abdulrahman Abdulmohsen Al-Fadley, said.

"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's efforts to improve vegetation cover and combat desertification through the Saudi Green Initiative and national strategy will enable the country to reach its land degradation neutrality goal by 2030,"

he added.

Addressing government officials and industry leaders at the Riyadh event, "there's need for urgent action to make the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration goals a reality by 2030." 

UNEP Executive Director-Inger Andersen stressed

"Billions across the world are facing food insecurity, crippling droughts, and livelihoods are under threat. That is why on World Environment Day we're asking the world to join the global movement to restore our lands, increase drought resilience and combat desertification," said Executive Director Andersen. "Restoration is the natural solution to help address the triple planetary crisis, deliver new jobs, lower poverty and build resilience to extreme weather. Land is life – and we must protect it," 

she added.  

Key Announcements and Commitments:

• Saudi Arabia: Celebrated the success of the Saudi Green Initiative and Middle East Green Initiative, pledging to plant 50 billion trees and committing further support for environmental sustainability projects.
• Maldives: Launched the 5 Million Tree Project.
• Canada: Reaffirmed the commitment to conserve 30% of land and ocean by 2030 and to boost clean energy industries.
• Brazil: Introduced new environmental protection measures.
• Oman: Planted over 16 million seeds as part of an initiative to plant 10 million indigenous trees.
• Bangladesh: Expanded tree cover to 25% of land area by 2030.
• Sweden: Announced a ban on bottom trawling in marine protected areas and territorial waters.
• Liberia: Declared World Environment Day a Working Holiday.

Global Highlights:

• Record Participation: 3657 events globally, from high-level meetings in Riyadh to children's soil restoration labs in Africa.
• Digital Engagement: Tens of millions joined the online conversation, with #WorldEnvironmentDay trending globally.
• New Initiatives: Six cities from Africa to Latin America joined UNEP’s Generation Restoration Cities, aiming to restore 2.1 million hectares of land and 600 kilometers of waterways.
• Historic Milestones: Rainforest Trust protected 50 million acres of habitat, and Przewalski's horses returned to Kazakhstan, marking a new chapter in biodiversity conservation.

Global Call to Action:

Join the global movement to restore our lands, build drought resilience, and combat desertification. This World Environment Day, let's unite to protect our planet and secure a sustainable future. Whether planting a tree, participating in local clean-ups, or advocating for policy changes, every action counts.

In the Words of Leaders:

• UN Secretary-General António Guterres: "We're pushing planetary boundaries to the brink. It's a travesty that those least responsible for the crisis are hardest hit."
• UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen: "Restoration is the natural solution to address the triple planetary crisis, deliver new jobs, lower poverty, and build resilience to extreme weather. Land is life – and we must protect it."

Join Us in Riyadh:

In December, Saudi Arabia will host the sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, a pivotal moment in the global effort to end land degradation.

Together, let's champion the 2030 Agenda for a sustainable and resilient future. 

#WorldEnvironmentDay #GenerationRestoration #RestoreOurLand #ClimateAction #GreenInitiatives #GlobalCallToAction

Story By:

Joseph Silali,

Africa Bureau For Climate stories-ABOS

Correspondence Sub-Saharan Africa

 

Compiled by:

Muhoro Pius W.

Business,Energy,Climate and International Trade Editor

Email: editor@k254nairobinews.com

 

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