🍃 The UN General Assembly must defend the right to a healthy environment
Em article published by Reuters, the executive director of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Inger Andersen, maintained that the UN General Assembly will have the opportunity to list the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a fundamental guarantee.
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Andersen states that the Assembly must adopt a resolution that recognizes this right, given that the triple planetary crisis of climate change, loss of nature and biodiversity, pollution and waste is a huge threat to present and future generations of humanity.
In his view, this measure would also help States to respect, protect and fulfill the right to an adequate environment, in addition to providing a more predictable and consistent global regulatory model for companies.
🌿 SOS Mata Atlântica publishes Letter with urgent proposals for the environment
This week, the SOS Mata Atlântica Foundation released a letter called “Return to Development".
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Aimed at the next administrations of the Executive and Legislative powers, the document presents urgent proposals related to environmental conservation and climate change mitigation.
☘️ Vulnerable islands call for urgent climate action during Pacific Islands Forum
AFP reported that, in the midst of the Pacific Islands Forum – which has been taking place since last Tuesday (12) in Fiji – the rulers of the vulnerable islands demanded global action “urgent, immediate” to combat the effects of climate change in the region.
They warned that the time to prevent “the worst scenarios” is ending and that increasingly intense storms could leave their countries submerged or uninhabitable.
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At the same time, the leaders affirmed their commitment to democracy and an international order “rules-based“, given China’s growing regional influence.
The geopolitical impasse between the United States and China in the region has intensified since the Solomon Islands signed a controversial security agreement with Beijing in April this year.
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