A range of decisions was taken on many important issues at the 17th UN Biodiversity Conference in Yerevan. The outcomes include a response to the first global review of the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework.
The World Nature Conference will focus on the question of what progress has been made since 2022 and how the goal of protecting at least 30 percent of land and marine areas by 2030 can still be achieved.
The Environment Ministers of Poland, Germany and France met under the Green Weimar Triangle to strengthen cooperation on climate action, nature restoration and biodiversity ahead of key EU and global milestones.
Federal Environment Minister Carsten Schneider presented Germany's roadmap for a gradual phase-out of fossil fuels at the United Nations in New York. This “roadmap” had previously been presented to the Federal Cabinet.
Germany and India aim to promote more climate-resilient and sustainable development in the protection of wetlands. The two countries have also agreed to engage in closer technical cooperation on climate adaptation.
The main object of the visit is the 4th Indo-German Environment Forum under the theme "Together For More Resilience". Minister Schneider will open the Forum with his Indian counterpart in New Delhi.
Carsten Schneider is visiting Ukraine for talks on climate-friendly reconstruction, energy security, EU accession and nuclear power stations, accompanied by German green-tech companies.
Emissions trading, as the European Union’s key climate protection instrument, is to be further strengthened and aligned with the European climate target for 2040 and climate neutrality in Europe by 2050 at the latest.
BMUKN and INTERPOL are expanding their cooperation to combat environmental crime and are providing 1.5 million euros for the “GAIA” project, which has already launched more than 500 investigations.
The focus of the conference is on the crucial importance of environmental protection and climate action for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals and to send a clear message against deep-sea mining.
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