Latest posts tagged with #AMCEN20 on Bluesky
🌍 SVOLTA STORICA: Gli Stati africani designano la #EcocideLaw come priorità in un vertice ONU.
È la prima volta che un forum ONU riconosce formalmente la distruzione degli ecosistemi come una priorità strategica!
stopecocide.earth/bn-2025/ecoc...
#StopEcocide #AMCEN20 @Evebazaiba @UNEP_Africa
#DRC’s Environment Minister @EVE_BAZAIBA reiterates her country's call to criminalise #ecocide.
The DRC has backed a formal #EcocideLaw proposal at @IntlCrimCourt & is now advocating for it at #AMCEN20.
Learn more!:link: www.stopecocide.earth/drc
#StopEcocide @UNEP_Africa @ACHPR
#LeggeControLEcocidio alla Conferenza Ministeriale Africana sull’Ambiente delle Nazioni Unite #AMCEN20!
@stopecocideAF era in campo con la #RDC, portando i ministri ad accordarsi per rendere la legge sull’ecocidio una priorità assoluta. www.stopecocide.earth/bn-2025/ecoc...
#StopEcocide @Evebazaiba
At #AMCEN20, Fatou Ndiaye of the Major Groups & Stakeholders delivered a powerful call to action: Africa must hold the line on a strong #PlasticsTreaty —addressing the full lifecycle of plastics, justice for impacted communities & robust financing for real change.
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#inc5_2
Africa unites for bold climate and environmental action at #AMCEN20.
Ministers from 53 countries agreed to:
🔁 End open waste burning by 2040
💰 Push for accessible #ClimateFinance
🧴 Support a strong global plastics treaty
🌿 Protect ecosystems
...and much more
Read more: www.sei.org/features/amc...
¡La Rep. del Congo 🇨🇬y #Burundi 🇧🇮respaldan oficialmente el reconocimiento del #ecocidio como crimen!
Ambos países hicieron declaraciones oficiales de apoyo en la #AMCEN20, uniéndose a la Rep. Dem. del Congo en su respaldo a la #LeydelEcocidio.
👉https://n9.cl/bdoknc
📢BREAKING: #RepublicOfCongo & #Burundi formally endorse recognition of #ecocide as a crime!
Both countries made official declarations of support at #AMCEN20 in Nairobi, joining the #DRC in backing #EcocideLaw.
FULL STORY 🔗 www.stopecocide.eart...
#StopEcocide
💚¡Gran semana la de la Conferencia Ministerial Africana de las Naciones Unidas sobre Medio Ambiente #AMCEN20 celebrada en #Nairobi!
🌿Los ministros consideraron que la criminalización de los daños masivos a la Naturaleza - #ECOCIDIO - es una prioridad estratégica para África.
👉 n9.cl/lx0224
#Africa's leaders are coming together to drive environmental leadership and restoration. Over 30 years, the GEF has driven progress w/ $7.7B in funding, helping protect ecosystems, manage landscapes, and support a sustainable future.
Read to learn more: thegef.org/newsroom/new... #AMCEN20 #GEF9
At #AMCEN20, delegates adopted decisions on Ocean governance in Africa, strengthening chemicals and waste governance, climate change, biodiversity, and a draft drought protocol
Summary ➡️ enb.iisd.org/african-mini...
#Africa #AMCEN
At #AMCEN20, the Secretary General moderated the high-level panel “Paris Agreement+10: A Decade of Climate Action and the Road Ahead”. The year 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Agreement, a landmark global accord that has shaped international climate policy and action.
At #AMCEN20 I took part in a @unbiodiversity.bsky.social
ceremony for the signing of host agreements with the Heads of RCMRD and OSS: two of the Regional Support Centres* that Parties to the CBD have selected to bolster capacity for biodiversity action.
(*) www.cbd.int/article/sbi4...
Delegates at #AMCEN20 welcomed the #AMCENat40 legacy report, while reaffirming their commitment to protect #Africa's natural heritage
"Although the road from Cairo to Nairobi has been remarkable for AMCEN, the best is yet to come,” said one delegate
➡️ enb.iisd.org/african-mini...
African leadership shows the way: we don’t need risky technofixes—we need proven, just solutions.
🗞️ Read and share the full press release: handsoffmotherearth.org/resources/pr...
#ClimateJustice #Geoengineering #Africa #AMCEN20 #RealSolutions
@insideclimatenews.org @climatechangenews.com
🟢 The decisions at #AMCEN20 are hugely significant—sending a clear signal to the international community to reject solar geoengineering and expose forces trying to make these dangerous technologies appear like solutions. #HandsOffMotherEarth #HandsOffAfrica #NoFalseSolutions
@thecontinent.org
🌍 African Leadership Rejects Solar Geoengineering at #AMCEN20
As the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment ends, climate justice movements celebrate African governments’ leadership in rejecting dangerous solar geoengineering technologies
handsoffmotherearth.org/resources/pr... ➡️
At #AMCEN20 I conferred with H.E. Roger Baro, Minister of Environment, Water and Sanitation of Burkina Faso. We discussed opportunities to accelerate the implementation of the country’s revised National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan #NBSAP and preparations for COP 17 of the CBD.
Chuffed by the level of commitment to biodiversity at #AMCEN20.
With Mr. Ousseynou Kassé, Chair of the African Group of Negotiators on Biodiversity, we agreed on the importance of regional coordination and capacity-building as enablers of accelerated implementation of the #KMGBF.
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Rio convention representatives were united in highlighting the benefits of integrated implementation at all levels.
2026 as a triple COP year offers opportunities for parties to the Convention to task the Secretariats to work together in this sense.
As the curtains closed on the ministerial segment of #AMCEN20, delegates engaged in vibrant discussions on the challenges and opportunities of #AI deployment, and adopted the Tripoli Declaration on Environmental Action in Africa
Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/african-mini...
#Africa
Africa faces major climate risks, despite contributing less to global emissions. Discover how the GEF supports climate tracking, adaptation, and resilience through the #LDCF and the #SCCF: www.thegef.org/newsroom/pub... #AMCEN20
The Secretary General Dr Musonda Mumba had a bilateral meeting with H.E. Ana Paula Chantre Luna de Carvalho Pereira, Minister of Environment of Angola, on the margins of #AMCEN20, underscoring the importance of wetland conservation and ecosystem restoration in preparation for the #WetlandsCOP15.
At #AMCEN20 delegates are attending a Ministerial Policy Dialogue on #minerals critical for the #energy transition in #Africa.
Photo by Paul-Alain Hunt, Unsplash
@unep.org
At #AMCEN20, delegates are addressing how to prevent the climate and environmental impacts of #AI data centers, and at the same time how to deploy AI to forecast extreme #climate events and manage natural resources in #Africa.
#technology
@unep.org @globalcompact.bsky.social @undrr.bsky.social
TODAY AT #AMCEN20 at the UN Office in #Nairobi 🇰🇪: Ministerial Dialogue on the role of sustainable digital #technologies, artificial intelligence #AI, and early warning and assessments for environmental sustainability in #Africa.
@unep.org @ipbes.net @ipcc.bsky.social
Today, at #AMCEN20, panelists agreed that this year’s South African #G20 Presidency offers a historic opportunity for the environment priorities to take center stage.
📷 @enb.iisd.org
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At #AMCEN20, delegates discussed climate-resilient financing and budgeting to address #climate change, natural disasters, and environmental degradation in Africa
Many urged non-traditional financing to meet #Africa's growing climate finance needs
Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/african-mini...
Speaking at #AMCEN20, Fred Boltz, Head of Programming the GEF emphasized the fund's longstanding partnership w/ African leadership in advancing environmental progress & biodiversity efforts. GEF remains committed to ongoing reforms for #GEF9 to enhance efficiency & impact.
📸 Ahmed Nayim Yussuf/UNEP
On the margins of #AMCEN20, the Secretary General presented the Global Wetland Outlook 2025 to the Deputy Executive Director of @unep.org, Elizabeth Mrema, underscoring the importance of the report which highlights the current global assessment of wetlands.
➡️ www.global-wetland-outlook.ramsar.org
