Staff Reporter
Islamabad
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam has said that Pakistan would support the global leaders’ pledge at the UN’s maiden Summit for Biodiversity 2020 for action to stem biodiversity loss as part of “meaningful action” to halt the destruction of nature on Earth.
To restore the balance with nature, governments and the European Union have rolled out a 10-point pledge at the major UN biodiversity summit, which opened virtually from New York on Wednesday September 30, to counteract the damage to ecosystems systems that underpin human health and wellbeing.
The speaking slots at this week’s Summit are oversubscribed, with more than 116 heads of states and governments seeking to address the unprecedented global event.
The Summit on Biodiversity 2020 has been convened by the President of the General Assembly, at the level of Heads of State and Government under the theme of “Urgent action on biodiversity for sustainable development.”
Prime Minister Imran Khan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel would co-chair a high-level joint session ‘Leaders’ Dialogue’ through a video link at the Summit and call for a heightened global action to halt biodiversity loss for the sustainability of the planet earth and its inhabitants.
Described as a “turning point” by which future generations will judge their willingness to act on environmental destruction, the pledge includes a renewed effort to reduce deforestation, halt unsustainable fishing practices, eliminate environmentally harmful subsidies and begin the transition to sustainable food production systems and a circular economy over the next decade.
