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2020-06-05 | |
发布年 | 2020 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 英国 |
领域 | 气候变化 ; 资源环境 |
正文(英文) | UK launches support package to protect tropical rainforests in ColombiaCOP26 President and Business Secretary Alok Sharma is marking World Environment Day with a £64 million package of funding and support for tropical rainforests in Colombia.
COP26 President and Business Secretary Alok Sharma is marking World Environment Day with a £64m package of funding and support for tropical rainforests in Colombia, bolstering the nation’s efforts to protect the Amazon and tropical forests in Colombia, and its fragile ecosystem from deforestation. Part of the UK’s commitment to fighting global climate change, the package will strengthen Colombia’s land rights and criminal justice system, controlling deforestation while building a fairer, greener and more resilient rural economy in the region. The Amazon and tropical rainforests are a powerful symbol of the fight against climate change, and accounts for 25% of all carbon emissions absorbed by the world’s forests. Colombia is the second most biodiverse country in the world and has been a leading voice in South America on environmental issues, but has recently seen a spike in deforestation and forest fires in the wake of conflict and the impact of coronavirus. COP26 President Alok Sharma, said:
Speaking on behalf of the Colombian government, Minister for the Environment, Ricardo Lozano said:
The latest funding builds on £173 million of UK support to Colombia and comes as part of the UK’s International Climate Finance (UK ICF) programme and will provide £64 million in grant finance to tackle deforestation in conflict-affected, deforestation hotspots of rural Colombia. The programme will deliver the cadastre work through the World Bank, environmental crime measures through the UN Office of Drugs and Crime, as well as additional local partners working with communities to establish sustainable farming and forestry approaches and businesses. The UK Government has committed to spending 20% of UK ICF on forest and land use interventions and our goal of reduced net carbon emissions. UK ICF is the government’s commitment to provide at least £5.8 billion between 2016-2020 to tackle global climate change. Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez has been a regional leader and climate champion and has strengthen his leading role in the wake of the disastrous 2019 Amazon fires. Today’s announcement has been welcomed by leading environmental groups, including the World Wildlife Fund. Manuel Pulgar, the WWF´s Climate and Energy Leader and Friend of COP26, said:
The announcement follows the UK government’s confirmation that the UN climate change talks will be held in Glasgow in November 2021. Notes to editors
Published 5 June 2020
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条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/273131 |
专题 | 气候变化 资源环境科学 |
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