Gabon: Oligui Nguéma in Kenya to “save” the planet

The President of the Transition, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguéma, is participating in Nairobi, Kenya, at the sixth session of the United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA) focused on climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss.

The meeting is being held under the theme: “Effective, inclusive, and sustainable multilateral actions to combat climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution.” Started on February 6, the meeting will end on March 1.

This gathering, which brought together Heads of State and government from around the world, environmental experts, was an opportunity for participants to emphasize the strengthening of environmental multilateralism in the face of the global triple crisis of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss.

During the summit, Heads of State shared their experiences, proposed solutions to restore balance with nature, and envisioned partnerships to combat the aforementioned issues.

During this high-level summit, the President of the Transition praised the political vision of his Kenyan counterpart, William Ruto, in terms of environmental protection. Advocating for the preservation of our planet, the Head of State proposed a set of solutions such as creating conditions for the economic valorization of natural capital, justice in environmental governance, and the general mobilization of countries. “Let us mobilize to face together the challenges of our threatened humanity,” he declared.

In his address, General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema also recalled Gabon’s environmental commitments over the past five decades. These include the ordinance on the fight against single-use plastic pollution, the creation of 13 national parks covering 11% of the territory in 2002, the establishment in 2017 of a network of 20 marine parks and aquatic reserves covering 26% of Gabon’s territorial waters, protection of elephants, and a net carbon balance of over 100 million tons of CO2.

It is worth noting that the United Nations Environmental Assembly is the highest decision-making body in the world on environmental matters. It has 193 UN member states and holds meetings every two years to define global environmental policy priorities and develop international environmental law.

Source: Presidential communication