'This is an open invitation to greenwash,' warned Greenpeace. 'In its present shape, it won't halt biodiversity loss, much less reverse it.'
that both the Ugandan and Cameroon delegations were displeased with how Chinese minister of ecology and environment Huang Runqiu, who chaired the conference, brought down the gavel and declared the agreement approved despite what was a clear objection from the DRC.
Anderson said that the success of the pact"will be measured by our rapid and consistent progress in implementing, what we have agreed to," adding that the"entire United Nations System is geared to support its implementation so that we can truly make peace with nature." "The text does not stipulate any regulation on corporations and instead promotes greenwashing measures such as 'Nature-Based Solutions,' which allow for offsetting for environmental destruction,” said Nele Marien, FOEI's forests and biodiversity coordinator, in a statement on Monday.
And while Greenpeace applauded the"explicit recognition" in the agreement that the rights, roles, territories, and knowledge of Indigenous Peoples are key to protecting biodiversity worldwide, the group said the pact still fell short on this front.
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