Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, last Friday, 17th February, 2023, joined colleague ministers and industry players of environment in the United Kingdom, to amongst other things, deliberate on how civil society will support the delivery of the GBF, the 10-Point Plan for financing biodiversity and the shift towards a nature and climate positive economy.
At the invitation of the Government of the United Kingdom, the British Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, The Rt. Hon. Therese Coffey, MP, Ministers from other Forest countries, and Chief Executives of the private sector, at the Lancaster House, London, United Kingdom, the event was aimed at looking for the nature action toward private sector mobilization.
The purpose of this event was to catalyse and demonstrate delivery of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF)-a landmark agreement adopted at the 15th Session of the Conference of Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity, held in Montreal, Canada.
The deliberations outlined how governments, indigenous leaders, private sector and civil society would support the delivery of the GBF, the 10-Point Plan for financing biodiversity and the shift towards a nature and climate positive economy.
This momentous colloquium was wrapped up with a working reception, hosted by the King of the United Kingdom, His Majesty King Charles III at the Buckingham Palace.
The Minister said “Forest and nature-based solutions have proven to be one of the potent and verifiable solutions to climate change, and that Ghana, as a respected member of the international community, under the distinguished leadership of President Akufo-Addo, will continue to work with all stakeholders, domestic and international, to halt climate change and deliver 1.5 degrees for peoples and planet.”
