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2020-10-06

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Representing India at the United Nations(UN) Biodiversity Summit on the occasion of 75^th anniversary of the UN General Assembly, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar, said that as we are approaching the end of the UN Decade on Biodiversity 2011-2020 there is an urgent need to accelerate action to conserve biodiversity.

The summit is first of its kind ever taken place on Biodiversity in the United Nations General Assembly. The Biodiversity Summit was participated by Head of States/Minister level representing the countries which are party to Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The Union Environment addressed the summit virtually.

The full text of the Environment Minister’s address is as follows:-

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,

Excellencies,

On the occasion of the “75^th anniversary of the UN” and the start of the “UN Decade of Action and Delivery for Sustainable Development”, lets join our efforts to put nature on a path to recovery and realize the vision of “living in harmony with nature”.

I thank you.

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The full text of the Environment Minister’s address is as follows:-

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,

Excellencies,

I thank you.

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