Germany joins international biodiversity coalition
威力彩玩法 / Der Spiegel
Germany is joining the High Ambition Coalition (HAC) for Nature and People, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced at the One Planet Summit for biodiversity in Paris. The coalition, initiated by France and Costa Rica, aims to protect or conserve at least 30 percent of the world鈥檚 land and oceans by 2030. 鈥淔orests are of prime importance for biodiversity and climate action, and we have to put all our efforts into preventing further deforestation,鈥 Merkel . The chancellor emphasised that the risk of infection with pathogens is increased when natural habitats are destroyed. 鈥淚f we really care about our health, we need to resolutely protect nature and biodiversity,鈥 Merkel said. For financing the protected areas, Germany supports developing countries and emerging economies through the Legacy Landscapes Fund, Merkel said. 聽
At the summit, President Emmanuel Macron of France promoted a project that aims to plant a 鈥済reen ribbon鈥 of thousands of kilometers of trees in the Sahel desert in Africa, Der Spiegel . This 鈥楪reat Green Wall鈥 is intended to halt desertification in the area, which is particularly affected by climate change, and thus protect the region from famine and drought. Macron did not specify the sum to be invested, but billions of euros are expected to be needed to support the project, Der Spiegel said.
The One Planet Summit kicks off a year of important climate summits, including the UN Convention on Biodiversity (COP15) in Kunming, China, in May and the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, UK, in November 2021.