The Brazilian minister of the Environment, Izabella Teixeira, said on Wednesday (December 15) that Brazil has demonstrated the three necessary qualities to contribute to the success of international conferences: the ability to discuss, efficient diplomacy and technical knowledge. The statement was made at an event sponsored by the University of Brasília to discuss progress and challenges of biodiversity and climate change agreements, discussed this year in Nagoya, Japan, and in Cancun, Mexico.
Regarding the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, held in mid-October in Japan, the minister explained that the Protocol of Nagoya on access and benefit sharing was negotiated until the last minute.
In Nagoya, goals for 2020 were also set, and the challenge for Brazil will be the conservation of biodiversity in coastal and marine ecosystems. The minister recalled that, although neither country has complied with the conservation goals set for 2010, "Brazil is the champion in achieving the goals and created 75% of protected areas worldwide in the last eight years."
According to the minister, the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Climate Change, in Mexico, surprised all the participating countries due to the effort of Brazil to ensure that the Kyoto Protocol negotiations continue, despite deep rifts on its second commitment phase.
To the minister, "the Kyoto Protocol is essential" and "Brazil is committed to do its part to ensure a low carbon economy in the future".
Izabella also stressed that during the COP-16, Brazil announced a reduction in greenhouse gases emissions by 2020 through a decree signed by President Lula. "We were the first country in the world to make the announcement of these goals."
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