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. . SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT . .<\/p>\n

An article by Mayara Souto\u00a0from BRICS News<\/a><\/p>\n

BRICS Environment ministers approved a ministerial declaration on Thursday, April 3, at a high-level meeting in Brasilia. In the letter, the countries reiterate the importance of \u201cenvironmental multilateralism\u201d and \u201cbalanced and inclusive global governance\u201d to achieve common goals to protect the environment. \u201cWe recognize the urgent need to address global and regional environmental challenges in a collaborative and science-based way,\u201d reads an excerpt from the text.<\/p>\n

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\nEnvironment ministers from the 11 BRICS member countries approved the final declaration of the Environment Working Group on Thursday (March 3). Image: Isabela Castilho\/BRICS Brasil<\/center><\/p>\n

In her opening speech, Brasil\u2019s Environment Minister Marina Silva highlighted the importance of the Global South to multilateralism and international cooperation.
\n\u201cIn the coming decades, the strength of our [BRICS] economies will make us even more influential. Today, we represent about half of the world\u2019s population and 39% of the global GDP [Gross Domestic Product]. More than ever, BRICS is an increasingly fertile space for innovation, rich in cultural diversity, with strategic resources, and an immense quantity and quality of natural capital,\u201d said the minister.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur countries are providers of services and ecosystems that are essential to the planet\u2019s balance. They are also essential support to nature-based solutions that are in tune with the Earth\u2019s capacity to assimilate. We are in a good position to lead a fair ecological transition that strengthens a more cooperative and less unequal multipolar world,\u201d continued Marina Silva, who also welcomed the group\u2019s new member countries: Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n

Global warming<\/strong><\/p>\n

The ministerial declaration on the Environment includes the seven proposals that resulted from discussions regarding the four priority axes presented by the Brazilian presidency \u2014 desertification, land degradation, and drought; preservation, restoration, and enhancement of ecosystem services; plastic pollution and waste management; and collective leadership for climate action, in synergy with the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.<\/p>\n

The group highlights the impacts of climate change, and the \u201cneed to accelerate mitigation and adaptation actions\u201d through the transition of economies to low carbon. The Paris Agreement is recognized in the declaration as an important commitment to the establishment of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) \u2014 which seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to limit global warming to 1.5\u00baC.<\/p>\n

Minister Marina Silva highlighted that BRICS is essential to maintaining this goal, especially in the current international context. \u201cThe rise of unilateralism and extremism is jeopardizing global stability and deepening injustices, affecting the most vulnerable populations in particular. This instability is further aggravated in the context of the climate emergency in which we are living. We have broken successive temperature records. Last year was the hottest in history, surpassing the critical limit of 1.5\u00baC for the first time. In this context, President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva has reiterated the strategic role of BRICS as a space for dialogue and collective construction of solutions,\u201d she declared.<\/p>\n

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What is the contribution of BRICS to sustainable development?<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Nevertheless, the BRICS WG also draws attention to the \u201cnational capacities and circumstances\u201d of the group\u2019s countries to combat climate change. The text encourages technology transfer and \u201cadequate climate finance for developing countries,\u201d which is the main challenge of COP30 (the United Nations Climate Conference), also under Brazilian presidency and to be held in November in Bel\u00e9m, Par\u00e1.<\/p>\n

\u201cBRICS represents almost 50% of the world\u2019s population and almost 40% of the world\u2019s GDP. Therefore, it is an absolutely important group from both a geopolitical and economic standpoint. And, naturally, when we talk about economics, it has everything to do with the issue of climate change \u2014 because solutions to climate change are naturally connected to changes in countries\u2019 economies,\u201d said Ambassador and president of COP30 Andr\u00e9 Corr\u00eaa do Lago, who was also present at the event.<\/p>\n

The president of COP30 also highlighted the Brazilian presidency at COP for a new type of climate fund. \u201cFinancing has been a challenge since the beginning of the Climate Convention negotiations \u2014 and it is an extremely difficult and controversial issue. The fund that Brasil is proposing \u2014 the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) \u2014 is especially innovative. There are different ways to finance forests for each type of activity. There was no formal mechanism designed specifically for forest conservation, and the TFFF addresses exactly that. It seeks to solve a problem that has not yet been solved,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Technical cooperation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Technical cooperation was highlighted as essential for the BRICS countries to advance in sustainable development. Strategic partnerships and the sharing of initiatives and technologies are being planned towards the group’s objectives. In this sense, the ministers established investment in \u201cresearch and innovation for the development of green technologies and sustainable solutions.\u201d There is also a provision for the creation of platforms to facilitate the exchange of information and experiences on the subject.<\/p>\n

The conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable use of countries’ natural resources were also presented as a BRICS commitment to \u201ccombating the degradation of terrestrial and marine ecosystems.\u201d Moreover, the group urged for the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework \u2014 signed at the 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity in Montreal, Canada, in 2022. The agreement establishes targets to reverse biodiversity loss by 2050.<\/p>\n

Circular economy and integrated waste management were also included in the declaration as a way to reduce plastic and promote recycling. \u201cWe reiterate our commitment to eliminating environmental pollutants and developing sustainable value chains,\u201d the document states.<\/p>\n

Finally, the BRICS Environment ministers pledge to increase environmental education and raise public awareness regarding environmental responsibility through campaigns, educational programs, and community projects.<\/p>\n

According to the text, the initiatives that were jointly signed by BRICS countries will be monitored regularly. \u201cWe conclude this Declaration by reaffirming our determination to work together towards a sustainable and prosperous future for all BRICS countries and for the world,\u201d the document concludes.<\/p>\n

Marina Silva added that, in addition to the ministerial declaration, the representatives of the 11 member countries also approved a work plan that includes a memorandum of understanding on environmental cooperation for the 2024-2027 period. The document provides for around 50 practical activities in strategic fields such as air quality, environmental education, biodiversity, waste and chemical management, water resources, coastal and marine areas, and climate change.<\/p>\n

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. . SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT . . An article by Mayara Souto\u00a0from BRICS News BRICS Environment ministers approved a ministerial declaration on Thursday, April 3, at a high-level meeting in Brasilia. In the letter, the countries reiterate the importance of \u201cenvironmental multilateralism\u201d and \u201cbalanced and inclusive global governance\u201d to achieve common goals to protect the environment. … Continue reading Ministers approve BRICS Environment declaration<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[76,10],"tags":[11],"class_list":["post-36428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-global","category-sustainable","tag-global"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36428"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36428\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}