UN seals historic treaty to protect threatened ecosystems
NAGOYA ‘ A historic global treaty to protect the world’s forests, coral reefs and other threatened ecosystems within 10 years was sealed at a UN summit on Saturday. Rich and poor nations agreed to take “effective and urgent” action to curb the destruction of nature in an effort to halt the loss of the world’s biodiversity on which human survival depends. Delegates from 193 countries committed to key goals such as curbing pollution, protecting forests and coral reefs, setting aside areas of land and water for conservation, and managing fisheries sustainably. “This is a day to celebrate,” UN Environment Programme chief Achim Steiner said straight after the accord was struck early on Saturday…
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