CAIRO, Nov. 15 (SEE)- Sweden’s Minister for the Environment Karolina Skog, accompanied by the Ambassador of Sweden to Egypt Jan Thesleff is meeting ministers from around the world at the UN Biopersity conference in Egypt to discuss declining biopersity concerns.
In Sweden, as well as several other countries, the number of pollinating insects is dramatically declining. Several months ago, Sweden joined a coalition of countries with specific ambitions to reverse this negative trend for pollinators.
The new coalition will be gathering for a special discussion during the meeting in Egypt on more measures to protect pollinators.
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According to a press release, Skog said: “Biopersity is under threat from many directions. To stop this trend, international cooperation is necessary.”
During the meeting, the countries will decide how the work to produce a new post-2020 framework agreement will be designed, once the current strategic plan expires.
Currently, the EU’s position in the negotiations is that the next framework must be an ambitious one. The meeting will also focus on the link between biopersity and health, and how the biopersity issue can be integrated into important sectors such as energy, mining, and the manufacturing and processing industry.
The UN Biopersity Conference is taking place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt between 14 and 29 November. The negotiations will begin with a ministerial meeting where over 80 ministers will discuss how to improve efforts to curb the decline of biopersity and what measures are necessary.
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