Africa-Press – Angola. Ambassador Miguel César Bembe, Angola’s Permanent Representative to the African Union (AU), stated that the commitment to biodiversity conservation represents a true reflection of the harmony between humankind and nature, as well as a pillar of the sovereignty of African peoples.
Presiding over the meeting of senior officials in Gaborone, Botswana, this Sunday, which precedes the First African Summit on Biodiversity, he highlighted the relevance of the meeting, considering it a solid foundation upon which the activity will be built, characterized as a historic milestone for the current generation.
Biodiversity is, however, a vehicle that aligns ideas for consolidating proposals that will establish the guidelines for Africa’s positioning before the world in the defense of its natural heritage.The acting chairman of the AU Committee of Permanent Representatives also stated that the objective of the meeting is to rigorously prepare, with a sense of mission, the guiding documents and the summit declaration, ensuring that they reflect the African reality, its biological diversity, and the aspirations of its peoples.
He emphasized that it is essential to ensure that the decisions emanating from the summit translate into concrete, feasible, and measurable commitments, so that the collective African voice prevails in the global arena of environmental governance.
Throughout his speech, Miguel Bembe affirmed that defending biodiversity is also advocating for the sovereignty of African peoples, the food security of communities, and the prosperity of future generations, considering this commitment a political and moral act of affirming the right to sustainable development, achieved with its own resources and capabilities, and in harmony with nature
The Angolan delegation participating in the Senior Officials Meeting is headed by Ambassador Miguel Bembe and includes the Angolan Ambassador to Botswana, Beatriz Morais.
The group also includes senior technicians from the Embassy in that country and the Diplomatic Mission in Ethiopia.
Meanwhile, the Minister of the Environment, Ana Paula de Carvalho Pereira, is already in Gaborone, where she will represent the President of the Republic, João Lourenço, at the First African Summit on Biodiversity, which will take place on the fifth of next month.
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