*[Enwl-eng] [press-release] Greenpeace comment on Convention onBiological Diversity, Cancun
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Dear journalists and editors,
Governments are today gathering in Cancun, Mexico for a global summit on
biodiversity. Greenpeace has a delegation at the summit and today issues the
following statement.
For media interviews and contacts, see below.
Best regards,
Tristan
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Governments failing to enact even modest biodiversity targets, warns
Greenpeace at biodiversity summit
Cancun, 4 December 2016 - The 13th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity, meeting in Cancun from 4-17 December, will review progress made towards the implementation of previous key commitments, especially the “Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020” and the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, agreed in 2010.
Commenting on the opening of the meeting, Richard Page, biodiversity advisor to Greenpeace International, said:
“Biodiversity is declining at an alarming rate and governments are failing to implement even the modest targets they have set for themselves.
“In 2010, governments said they will protect 10% of the oceans by 2020. With only four years to go, only 3% of the oceans are protected and of that only a shocking 1% is fully protected. Governments must be honest in Cancun and admit that they have not done enough to meet the targets they have set for themselves. They need to commit to bold new steps to protect the biodiversity we all depend on.”
A small Greenpeace delegation is attending the Cancun meeting to remind governments of the commitments they have made and the urgency with which they must act.
The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior will arrive in the Cancun area on 7 December and highlight the beauty and fragility of the Mesoamerican reefs.
“The ship´s presence will highlight the urgent need for more and better controlled ocean sanctuaries in Mexico and around the world,” said Miguel Rivas, Ocean Campaigner at Greenpeace México.
Greenpeace is using the Rainbow Warrior and the COP in Mexico to highlight the situation of the vaquita, a highly endangered porpoise endemic to the Gulf of California. The vaquita’s precarious situation highlights the need for fully protected oceans sanctuaries.
Note to editors:
1. Link to Greenpeace briefing on oceans and marine biodiversity: here.
Media contacts:
Greenpeace International Press Desk, pressd...@greenpeace.org, phone: +31 (0) 20 718 2470 (available 24 hours)
Angélica Simón, Media Coordinator, Greenpeace México, email: asi...@greenpeace.org, mobile: (52) (55) 40 84 53 20/ (52) (55) 34 31 35 44
Richard Page, Oceans expert for Greenpeace at CBD COP13, email: richardw...@btinternet.com, mobile: +44(0) 7718 920573
Miguel Rivas, Oceans expert, Greenpeace México, email, miguel...@greenpeace.org, mobile: +52 1 55 40 19 53 00 / +52 1 55 69 71 16 61
Aleira Lara, Food for Life project leader, Greenpeace México, email: aleir...@greenpeace.org, mobile: +52 1 55 40 84 53 19
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Cancun, 4 December 2016 - The 13th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity, meeting in Cancun from 4-17 December, will review progress made towards the implementation of previous key commitments, especially the “Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020” and the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, agreed in 2010.
Commenting on the opening of the meeting, Richard Page, biodiversity advisor to Greenpeace International, said:
“Biodiversity is declining at an alarming rate and governments are failing to implement even the modest targets they have set for themselves.
“In 2010, governments said they will protect 10% of the oceans by 2020. With only four years to go, only 3% of the oceans are protected and of that only a shocking 1% is fully protected. Governments must be honest in Cancun and admit that they have not done enough to meet the targets they have set for themselves. They need to commit to bold new steps to protect the biodiversity we all depend on.”
A small Greenpeace delegation is attending the Cancun meeting to remind governments of the commitments they have made and the urgency with which they must act.
The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior will arrive in the Cancun area on 7 December and highlight the beauty and fragility of the Mesoamerican reefs.
“The ship´s presence will highlight the urgent need for more and better controlled ocean sanctuaries in Mexico and around the world,” said Miguel Rivas, Ocean Campaigner at Greenpeace México.
Greenpeace is using the Rainbow Warrior and the COP in Mexico to highlight the situation of the vaquita, a highly endangered porpoise endemic to the Gulf of California. The vaquita’s precarious situation highlights the need for fully protected oceans sanctuaries.
Note to editors:
1. Link to Greenpeace briefing on oceans and marine biodiversity: here.
Media contacts:
Greenpeace International Press Desk, pressd...@greenpeace.org, phone: +31 (0) 20 718 2470 (available 24 hours)
Angélica Simón, Media Coordinator, Greenpeace México, email: asi...@greenpeace.org, mobile: (52) (55) 40 84 53 20/ (52) (55) 34 31 35 44
Richard Page, Oceans expert for Greenpeace at CBD COP13, email: richardw...@btinternet.com, mobile: +44(0) 7718 920573
Miguel Rivas, Oceans expert, Greenpeace México, email, miguel...@greenpeace.org, mobile: +52 1 55 40 19 53 00 / +52 1 55 69 71 16 61
Aleira Lara, Food for Life project leader, Greenpeace México, email: aleir...@greenpeace.org, mobile: +52 1 55 40 84 53 19
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Tristan Tremschnig
Communications Hub Manager | Asia
Pacific
*Based in Hong Kong
Press desk hotline: +31 20 718 2470
Press desk email: pressd...@greenpeace.org
Hub requests (internal): global-c...@greenpeace.org
From: Tristan Tremschnig
Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2016 7:01 PM
Subject: [press-release] Greenpeace comment on Convention on
Biological Diversity, Cancun
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