The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms Barbara Creecy, will deliver the keynote address at an event to mark the International Day of Biological Diversity at Wits University on 22 May 2023.<\/P>
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This year the International Day for Biological Diversity is being held under the theme \u201cFrom Agreement to Action: Building Back Biodiversity\u201d.<\/P>
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The event, which is being hosted in partnership with the Endangered Wildlife Trust, will provide a platform for businesses, policy makers and conservationists to engage on how to build back South Africa\u2019s biodiversity. The discussions will explore ways in which the private sector can contribute meaningfully towards efforts to restore and protect the country\u2019s biodiversity in alignment with the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, which mainstreams biodiversity into business.<\/P>
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International Day for Biological Diversity 2023 is the first to be held since the December 2022 adoption of the groundbreaking Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, also known as the new deal for people and nature. The Global Biodiversity Framework recognises the role of businesses and financial institutions working with all non-state actors in delivering the Convention\u2019s objectives.<\/P>
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The event also forms part of the approved Global Environment Facility \u2013 Conservation International (GEF-CI) project to develop business advisory groups which assist to formulate business-related policy under the Global Biodiversity Framework.<\/P>
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Source: Government of South Africa<\/P>
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