West
African Nation Joins Conversation on Pathway to Safer, Equitable
and Cleaner Environment
The President of
Equatorial Guinea led a delegation to join world leaders, other governments,
nongovernmental agencies, international institutions, private-sector organizations
and other groups June 20-22, in Rio de Janeiro,
for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
(Rio+20).
"This conference is the second opportunity to give a boost to
sustainable development," said UN
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
World leaders
participating in Rio+20 came together to analyze how they can reduce poverty,
advance social equity and ensure environmental protection on a crowded planet
to get to the future we want. The conference centered around two themes, a green economy in the context of sustainable development
poverty eradication and the
institutional framework for sustainable development.
“Equatorial
Guinea shares the Rio+20 objectives to support green economy and strengthen the
multilateral organizations dedicated to sustainable development,” said President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. “Promoting jobs and using resources in
a sustainable way will help our country move closer to a
sustainable and emergent economy as it is part of our Horizon 2020 development plan.”
Equatorial Guinea has heavily invested in sustainable development. It is part
of a Global Environment Facility (GEF) project
titled ‘A Regional Focus on Sustainable Timber Management in the Congo
Basin’, an initiative backed by international development organizations,
national NGOs, and government officials. By participating in these types of
projects, Equatorial Guinea is improving the welfare of local communities and
forest conservation, while protecting its people’s interests in terms of
commercial activities.
