Department of Forestry and Fisheries and the Environment - Republic of South Africa

02/09/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/09/2023 02:44

Minister Creecy to host stakeholder feedback session on United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity CoP15, Montreal

09 February 2023

Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms Barbara Creecy, will host a virtual stakeholder feedback session on Friday, 10 February 2023, on the outcomes from the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD) CoP15, which took place from 5-20 December 2022, in Montreal, Canada.

UNCBD CoP15 adopted the Kunming-Montreal Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework which is a landmark agreement for nature consisting of four overarching global goals and 23 targets that aim to address halting biodiversity loss through the sustainable use and management of ecosystem services, preventing the extinction of species, and protecting the rights of local and indigenous communities through fair access and benefit-sharing of genetic resources.

Minister Creecy will highlight the key issues from Montreal that are of strategic importance for South Africa.

Members of the media are invited to attend the virtual briefing as follows:

Date: Friday, 10 February 2023
Time: 14h00
Link:https://rb.gy/if3d2n

To RSVP, contact:
Noma Bolani
Cell: 066 112 3742
E-mail: [email protected]

Peter Mbelengwa
Cell: 082 611 8197
E-mail: [email protected]

For media enquiries, contact:
Albi Modise
Cell: 083 490 2871