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AMCEN16: African governments urged on Paris Agreement implementation commitment

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AMCEN16: African governments urged on Paris Agreement implementation commitment

African governments have been called upon to adopt a declaration to affirm their commitment to the acceleration of implementation of the Paris Agreement, and condemn the decision by the United States to withdraw from the Paris Agreement.

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Representatives of the African Major Groups and Stakeholders to the 16th Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) in Libreville, Gabon

The call was made on Thursday, June 15, 2017 in Libreville, Gabon in a statement issued by the African Major Groups and Stakeholders to the 16th Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN).

While calling on African governments that have not yet ratified the Agreement to do so and prepare comprehensive low-carbon and climate-resilient strategies, the Groups and Stakeholders, demanded support for the Africa Group of Negotiators in the development of an “Africa Paris Rulebook” before the 23rd session of the UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COP23) scheduled to hold in Bonn, Germany in November, 2017.

“We strongly urge our African leaders to develop, pursue and implement their climate and sustainable development commitments,” the statement noted, urging the authorities to develop robust plans and resource mobilisation strategies to invest and harness the renewable energy potential in the continent in order provide access to millions of energy poor populations across the continent.

“We further call upon African leaders to safeguard the Africa Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI) and put in place necessary procedures to ensure this remains Africa-driven and deliver the energy transformation the continent is aspiring for,” the groups emphasised while applauding the political commitment of the committee of African Heads of States for the AREI and condemning the decision by United States to withdraw from the Paris Agreement.

Expressing concern over the high levels of environmental degradation in Africa as a result of multiple sources including air, soil, marine and fresh water pollution, the campaigners acknowledged the role of indigenous knowledge and efforts in conserving the environment and addressing climate change challenges in Africa.

Other resolutions at forum were listed to include:

 

AMCEN

We call upon member states through the African Heads of State to revisit the proposal to dissolve AMCEN. We also call on AMCEN to improve the provision of policy guidance and heightened responses to regional environmental and sustainable development challenges.

We strongly urge Member States to live up to their obligation and pay the mandatory annual contribution to the Trust Fund. The contributions will ensure sustainable financing for convening AMCEN and implementation of its activities. We commend all member states who have met their obligation and single out Madagascar, Mauritius and South Africa for contributing beyond the mandatory amount. We also call upon AMCEN and African member states to financially support the engagement of the African Civil Society to effectively participate in environmental governance processes in Africa.

 

Implementation of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development and Africa Agenda 2063

We call upon African Governments to accelerate the implementation of SDGs and Africa Agenda 2063, by taking an integrated, inclusive, innovative and gender-responsive approach to ensure collective actions.

We further call on the African Governments to cap foreign debt and domestically mobilise and effectively utilise both financial and natural resources to reflect African priorities.

 

Pollution

We strongly urge African Governments to take decisive action to combat all forms of pollution including ban on production, importation and use of plastics. African Governments should adopt best practices from a country like Rwanda on plastics ban. 

Further, we urge African Government to increase investment on research, advance clean technologies and implement existing laws to deal with all types of pollution and at all levels.

We encourage governments to address pollution related to mining, agriculture, waste, including transboundary pollution, by monitoring compliance with regulatory frameworks.

 

Illegal Wildlife Trade

We call upon member states to accelerate the implementation of the African Strategy on Combatting Illegal Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora.  We further request governments to implement the Convention on Migratory Species to prevent the risk of poisoning of wildlife, develop and enforce legislation to regulate and restrict the use and disposal of toxic chemicals used to poison wildlife.

 

Gender, youth and indigenous peoples

We call upon African Governments to embark on gender-responsive and participatory approaches where both women, men and youth are equally involved and well represented at all levels. Governments should harness the vast potential of indigenous knowledge of the African people to provide sustainable solutions to environmental challenges.

We strongly reiterate our commitment, in collaborating and supporting efforts by our governments and other stakeholders, to promote initiatives geared towards investing in innovative environmental solutions to accelerate implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda 2063 in Africa.

Stakeholders, Gates Foundation draft agriculture policy for Benue

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Stakeholders, Gates Foundation draft agriculture policy for Benue

Machinery has been put in place for the drafting of an agriculture policy in Benue State by Synergos, a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (Gates Foundation or BMGF) supported organisation, in conjunction with other stakeholders.

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Participants at the CDT/AVG meeting on the Benue State agriculture policy in a group photograph. Photo credit: Damian Daga

This was the key reflection at the the Synergos Benue State CDT/AVG Meeting for State Partnership for Agriculture (SPA) held 15th June, 2017 in Makurdi, Benue State.

In his presentation, Field Manager Synergos Nigeria, Mr Victor Adejoh, who lamented that many states in the country do not have an agriculture policy, stated that he is optimistic that they will aid in the development of one for Benue State, which he hopes will be replicated by other states.

To that end, he charged stakeholders at the meeting to be positive minded and provide the gaps needed to fashion out a policy that will address the system constraints in the agricultural sector in the state as well as meet the needs of farmers.

Earlier, Permanent Secretary in the Benue State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mr Richard Tondu, in his opening remarks, enthused that they have been awaiting a push for an agriculture policy.

He maintained that the stakeholders’ contributions at the meeting would give way for a very sound agriculture policy in the state.

“The agriculture policy will help Benue maintain her lead in agriculture,” he stated.

Also speaking, Abdulraman Danbaba from Techno-Serve, who made a presentation on “Initiating a Policy for Agriculture in Benue State”, noted that the policy would increase economic growth, productivity of agricultural resources, provide guidelines for developing the agricultural sector and create an enabling environment for investment.

According to him, the policy is a sure way to properly harness the abundant agricultural potentials that abound in the state from vegetation and climate, land resources, veterinary services, mineral resources and water resources among others.

Commenting after the meeting, Benue Team Lead Synergos, Mr Michael Agon, noted that the policy document on agriculture in the state would make an impact once the implementation is duly carried out.

In separate remarks, Prof. Godwin Abu, Mrs Janet Adejoh and Mrs Maureen Kajo who spoke as stakeholders at the meeting, called for the inclusion of youths, women and farmers in the formulation of policies and budgetary processes in order to have a realistic policy or budget that will revolutionise agriculture, adding that feeder roads are needed to convey agriculture products to points of sale as their absence were greatly hampering agricultural growth.

By Damian Daga, Makurdi

100 airports in Europe to become carbon neutral by 2030

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100 airports in Europe to become carbon neutral by 2030

No fewer than 100 European airports are to be carbon neutral by 2030, according to the planning of the European branch of Airports Council International (ACI Europe).

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About 100 airports in Europe to go climate neutral by 2030

The council this week doubled its carbon neutrality target for 2030 in support of the central goal of the Paris Climate Change Agreement, which is to hold the global average temperature rise to as close as possible to 1.5°C.

Carbon emissions generated by airport operations account for up to 5% of total emissions from the aviation sector, and engagement of the airport industry is said to be key to achieving the goals set out in the Paris Agreement. According to experts, the aviation industry has a major interest in preventing more extreme weather from climate change, as more storms, heatwaves and turbulence will directly affect air travel.

“Europe’s airports are fully behind the objective of keeping the global average temperature rise well below 2°C and aiming to reach 1.5°C. For its part, the airport industry has already moved from words to actions a while ago, through the independent carbon management programme, Airport Carbon Accreditation,” said Augustin de Romanet, President of ACI Europe and President/CEO of Groupe ADP.

ACI Europe made an original pledge to make 50 European airports carbon neutral by 2030 at the UN Climate Change Conference in France in 2015, where the Paris Agreement was clinched.

On the decision to ramp up his association’s pledge, Augustin de Romanet said: “We thought we could do even better. We thought that we needed to do better. So I am extremely proud today to announce that we are doubling our commitment.”

 

Already 27 Carbon Neutral Airports in Europe

The carbon neutral status of airports is certified by the independent carbon management programme Airport Carbon Accreditation under Airports Council International, which supports airports in measuring, reporting and reducing their emissions. ACI is in turn aligned with the Climate Neutral Now initiative of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which encourages voluntary climate action towards climate neutrality.

Earlier this month, the airports of Gatwick and Lyon-Saint Exupéry achieved the carbon neutrality status under Airport Carbon Accreditation, bringing the number of carbon neutral airports in Europe to 27.

Niclas Svenningsen, who heads the Climate Neutral Now initiative at the UNFCCC Secretariat in Bonn, Germany, said: “Less than two years ago here in Paris, 195 countries signed to Paris Agreement under the motto of ‘We can, We must, We will’. The announcement by ACI EUROPE about its increased climate neutral ambition is very much in the same spirit and sets a great example for other industries and sectors to follow. We at UNFCCC welcome the continued efforts of the airport industry and support all the airports that are taking action to combat climate change.”

The movement to make Europe’s airports climate neutral was pioneered by Swedavia’s Stockholm-Arlanda airport, which achieved certification as the first carbon neutral airport in the world in November 2009.

A total of 116 airports in Europe are currently working to reduce their CO2 emissions using various forms of the Airport Carbon Accreditation programme. Around 65% of European air passenger traffic goes through these airports.

Nigerian re-elected Chair of UN scientific panel

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Nigerian re-elected Chair of UN scientific panel

Nigeria’s Prof. Lawrence Folajimi Awosika has been re-elected as the Chairman of the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (UN CLCS) for a five-year term.

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Prof. Lawrence Folajimi Awosika, chairman of the UN CLCS

The 68-year-old Nigerian from Ondo State will chair the panel till 2022.

Awosika polled 154 out of 157 votes to emerge Chair of the prestigious 21-person UN scientific body.

The CLCS is the UN body that decides what portions of the seabed can be exclusively mined for natural resources such as oil, precious metals and minerals.

Awosika, first elected into the Commission in 1997 as a member, was elected chairman in 2012.

Fielding candidates for CLCS would require the country’s permanent mission to the UN, in this instance, Nigeria’s Permanent Mission.

Awosika’s achievement would also improve Nigeria’s future “diplomatic leverage,” according to a person familiar with UNCLOS proceedings.

Apart from signalling prestige, a membership of the commission allows Nigeria to gauge the scientific strength of claims by countries to parts of the seabed that, like territorial waters, are often hard to demarcate.

Such information is privy only to participants, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered.

Awosika was a one-time Director and Head, Marine Geology, Geophysics Department of the Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research.

He holds a BSc in Geology from Howard University Washington DC., USA; MSc Geology with specialty in Geophysics from George Washington University Washington DC., USA and PhD in Applied Geophysics from Obafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife.

He was born on July 27, 1949 in Ondo and attended Aquinas College, Akure in Ondo State, Nigeria from 1964 to 1968, where he made a Grade One in the West African School Certificate.

Awosika’s resounding victory to lead the Commission is seen as a “feather” for Nigeria and Africa, as no black or African has ever won the chairmanship of the Commission, according to information obtained by NAN.

The Nigerian UN official is seen as uniquely aware of the geography and geology of Nigeria’s terrain.

Hence his re-election was strongly supported by the Federal Government to consistently and effectively oversee the progressive position of the country’s CLCS.

NAN reports that the Commission had 21 vacant seats and, based on geographical spread, five seats were allocated to the African Group: Madagascar, Kenya, Nigeria, Cameroon and Angola.

However, Africa was later given an additional seat because there is a “floating seat” that goes to either Africa or Western Europe or Latin America and the Caribbean Group.

As the regions already had their candidates filled, that “floating seat” went to Africa, making a total of six candidates for the continent.

NAN also reports that Awosika’s re-election was not without a challenge as Ghana made initial frantic efforts to contest the seat with Nigeria by fielding a candidate.

However, negotiations skills were deployed by the Permanent Mission of Nigeria while the African Union also waded in to avoid an embarrassment for Africa.

Consequently, Ghana withdrew its candidature following AU’s mediation, thereby, allowing the Nigeria’s candidate for the seat a smooth sail by being returned unopposed.

Federal varsity embarks on tree planting campaign to promote eco-friendliness

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Federal varsity embarks on tree planting campaign to promote eco-friendliness

The Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo (FUNAI) in Ebonyi State on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 carried out a fresh round round of tree planting exercise to promote eco-friendliness, guard against environmental degradation, provide edible fruits for staff and students, and ensure total greening and aesthetic beauty of the University environment.

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The VC of FUNAI, Prof. Chinedum Nwajiuba (with coconut tree), addressing some students before the start of the tree planting exercise

This was part of the activities lined up for the students’ week, in respect of which the final year students of the university gave their full support to the Campus Greening Initiative of the University Management by donating some of the fruit trees that were planted in the event.

Speaking during the campaign, the Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Chinedum Nwajiuba, explained that investment in nature as carried out by the final year students is a long term one, which its value may even outlive the donor, since trees have a long life span.

“You may not know the importance of what you are doing here today until you come here in years to come with your children during their matriculation or convocation ceremony.

“Then you will know you have actually invested in nature,” the Vice Chancellor told the final year students who donated some trees as part of their contribution to the greening effort of the University Management.

Earlier, the Technical Officer, Horticulture and Landscaping Services, Mrs Celestina Adebayo, explained that the activity was part of the systematic campus greening programme of the university aimed at enhancing the campus beauty, ensuring aggressive afforestation of the university, combating environmental degradation caused by soil erosion and mitigating the challenges of climatic change in the institution.

Trees such as kola nuts, (coco musifera), coconut and other types of fruit trees were planted during the event by both staff and students.

Anthony Joshua set for three-day visit to Nigeria

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Anthony Joshua set for three-day visit to Nigeria

World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Anthony Joshua, is set to embark on a three-day visit to Nigeria in August, 2017.

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Anthony Joshua

During the visit, he will pay courtesy calls on Acting President Yomi Osinbajo and the Governors of Lagos and Ogun states, Akinwunmi Ambode and Ibikunle Amosun respectively.

He will also visit some royal fathers including the Ooni of Ife, the Awujale of Ijebu-Ode and the Oba of Lagos, and attend a charity boxing match.

He will also inspire Nigerians at the Eko Hotel in Lagos and the Transcorp Hotel in Abuja, where he would take questions from the audience.

Organiser of the 3- tour, Kumeni Bukari, said in a statement that arrangement have been concluded for the home coming of the boxing champion.

Meanwhile, boxing legend Floyd Mayweather is set to make a return to the boxing ring on August 26, 2017. Mayweather will take on mixed martial arts icon, Korner McGregor, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

The bout has been touted to be one of the most brutal fights in the history of boxing.

In order to stop racism at match venues, the world football ruling body, FIFA, has given powers to referees to stop and abandon games, if they witness any discrimination from fans.

This move is expected to commence in this year’s Confederation Cup and FIFA will deploy anti-discrimination observers to venues.

The measure, according to FIFA, is part of its “three-step procedure” which gives officials the power to stop, suspend and then call off fixtures over fan behavior.

“These are ground – breaking changes in the fight against discrimination.

“Both initiatives are extra tools for the referees and match officials, to prevent discriminatory attitudes and ensure that the atmosphere in the stadium is one of Fair Play and respect,” explained FIFA President, Gianni Infantino.

The 2017 Confederation Cup is the 10th edition of the international tournament, which is contested by the holders of the six regional championships, along with the World Cup holder and the host nation.

As hosts of the 2018 World Cup, Russia will also host the 2017 event.

FIFA’s game observers are a continuation of the monitoring system it put in place for 2018 World Cup qualifiers and selected friendlies.

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: Abuse of older people on the rise, says study

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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: Abuse of older people on the rise, says study

Around one in six older people experience some form of abuse, a figure higher than previously estimated and predicted to rise as populations age worldwide.

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A group of elderly people

A new study, supported by the Word Health Organisation (WHO) and published in the Lancet Global Health, has found that almost 16% of people aged 60 years and older were subjected to psychological abuse (11.6%), financial abuse (6.8%), neglect (4.2%), physical abuse (2.6%) or sexual abuse (0.9%). The research draws on the best available evidence from 52 studies in 28 countries from different regions, including 12 low- and middle-income countries.

“The abuse of older people is on the rise; for the 141 million older people worldwide this has serious individual and societal costs,” says Alana Officer, Senior Health Adviser, Department of Ageing and Life Course at WHO. “We must do much more to prevent and respond to the increasing frequency of different forms of abuse.”

 

Elder abuse and health

Awareness about elder abuse, still largely a taboo topic, has started to increase across the world. It is defined as actions or lack of appropriate action which can cause harm or distress to an older person, occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust. All types of elder abuse can have an impact on the health and wellbeing of the older person.

Psychological abuse is the most pervasive and includes behaviours that harm an older person’s self-worth or wellbeing such as name calling, scaring, embarrassing, destroying property or preventing them from seeing friends and family.

Financial abuse includes illegally misusing an older person’s money, property or assets. Neglect includes the failure to meet an older person’s basic needs, such as food, housing, clothing and medical care.

Health effects of abuse include traumatic injury and pain, as well as depression, stress and anxiety. Elder abuse can lead to an increased risk of nursing home placement, use of emergency services, hospitalisation and death.

“Despite the frequency and the serious health consequences, elder abuse remains one of the least investigated types of violence in national surveys, and one of the least addressed in national plans to prevent violence,” Ms Officer adds.

By 2050 the number of people aged 60 and over will double to reach two billion globally, with the vast majority of older people living in low- and middle-income countries. If the proportion of elder abuse victims remains constant, the number of people affected will increase rapidly due to population ageing, growing to 320 million victims by 2050.

“Elder abuse is rarely discussed in policy circles, less prioritised for research and addressed by only a handful of organisations,” notes Dr Etienne Krug, Director of the WHO Department for the Management of Noncommunicable Diseases, Disability, Violence and Injury Prevention. “Governments must protect all people from violence. We must work to shed light on this important societal challenge, understand how best to prevent it, and help put in place the measures needed.”

 

Global strategy and action plan

In May 2016, Ministers of Health adopted the WHO Global Strategy and Action Plan on Ageing and Health at the World Health Assembly. The Strategy provides guidance for coordinated action in countries that aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals.

Priority actions for elder abuse in the Strategy include:

  • improving studies on the frequency of elder abuse particularly in low- and middle-income countries from South-East Asia, Middle East and Africa, for which there is little data
  • collecting evidence and developing guidance on what works to effectively prevent and respond to elder abuse. As a first step, governments need to evaluate existing efforts, such as training for care givers and use of telephone helplines, and to publish these findings
  • supporting countries to prevent and respond to elder abuse

 

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

The United Nations General Assembly, in its resolution 66/127, designated June 15 as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. It represents the one day in the year when the whole world voices its opposition to the abuse and suffering inflicted to some of our older generations.

54,000 youths compete for laurels as 19th NNPC/Shell Cup kicks off

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54,000 youths compete for laurels as 19th NNPC/Shell Cup kicks off

Some 54,000 students from 2,750 secondary schools across the Nigeria are competing for honours in the 19th edition of the NNPC/Shell Cup now holding at centres in 36 states of the Federation including Abuja, in the biggest youth football championship in Nigeria.

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L-R: Social Performance Advisor, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo), Hope Nuka; Social Performance Advisor, Ibukun Adewale; Non- Technical Risk Manager, Adebanji Adekoya; former Super Eagles striker and CEO, Worldwide Sports, Chief Olusegun Odegbami and Chairman Sports Writers Association, Oyo State Chapter, Niyi Alebiosu, at a press conference to announce the commencement of the 2017 edition of the NNPC/Shell Cup, at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos… recently

“This is another opportunity for young football talents to develop their dreams while still studying, and another platform for Nigeria to tap into a potential pool of top-class players,” said Osagie Okunbor, Managing Director of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC) and Country Chair Shell Companies in Nigeria.

NNPC/Shell Cup 2017 began with the preliminaries in May with state competitions which were concluded early June, paving the way for the zonal stage and quarter finals. Coaches from the current Dutch League champion, Feyenoord Rotterdam, will hold coaching clinics as part of the process for the semi-final and final matches which are planned for end June. Feyenoord Rotterdam is expected to improve the skills of the coaches, games masters and players bringing to bear their award-winning global youth football academy programme.

A total of N8.2 million will be awarded for the development of sports facilities in the top four schools with the 1st place winner receiving N3.5 million. In addition, the two Most Valuable Players will head to The Netherlands for a short stint with the Feyenoord Rotterdam Youth Academy. And, on completion of secondary education, the top 10 talents will be eligible to compete for NNPC/Shell university undergraduate scholarships.

Former Nigerian international and NNPC/Shell Cup consultant, Segun Odegbami, said: “Aside the monetary rewards, many young footballers have been discovered through this championship and they have gone on to represent the country in age-group football tournaments. Several have graduated to the Under-23 team and then on to the Super Eagles level. Professional clubs in Nigeria and overseas have often used the platform of the NNPC/Shell Cup to scout for talents for their teams. In a way, everybody is a winner in this football tournament.”

The NNPC/Shell Cup tournament was initiated in 1998 by the SPDC Joint Venture comprising the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Total Exploration and Production Nigeria, and the Nigerian Agip Oil Company. A notable success in the 19 years of the tournament is the reduction in the number of students who have successfully combined their education even as they prepare for a rewarding career in football.

Withdrawal from Paris Agreement: An overview

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Withdrawal from Paris Agreement: An overview

The announcement by the President of the United States in June 2017 that the US would withdraw from the Paris Climate Change Agreement appears to have sparked a lot of interest in how a Party can withdraw, should they decide to do so. In this piece, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), attempts to clarify the basic process, while promising to update relevant information subject to developments

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Jubilation greeted the adoption of the Paris Agreement in December 2015 in Paris, France. Photo credit: unfccc.int

A Party to the Paris Agreement is free to withdraw and the Agreement sets out the following steps and timelines for this:

  • Article 28 of the Agreement states that: 1) “At any time after three years from the date on which this Agreement has entered into force for a Party, that Party may withdraw from this Agreement by giving written notification to the Depositary”.
  • It also states that: 2) “Any such withdrawal shall take effect upon expiry of one year from the date of receipt by the Depositary of the notification of withdrawal, or on such later date as may be specified in the notification of withdrawal.”

The earliest date that a Party may withdraw by giving written notification is any time from November 4, 2019 – this is the case for those who were already in when the Paris Agreement entered into force on November 4, 2016.

The Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations, based at United Nations Headquarters in New York, discharges the functions of the Depositary and is the only office that deals with withdrawals from the Paris Agreement and receives written notifications of withdrawal.

Until a withdrawal becomes effective, the Party remains in the Paris Agreement and continues to fully participate in all activities under it.

A withdrawal may also be revoked before it becomes effective. And, of course, if a Party withdraws they are welcome to re-join: the door is always open.

225 smuggled pangolins tracked down in Indonesia

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225 smuggled pangolins tracked down in Indonesia

Indonesian authorities have seized a haul of hundreds of critically endangered pangolins and scales worth $190,000, officials said on Wednesday, June 14, 2017.

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Pangolins

The authorities say they arrested two suspected wildlife smugglers after a raid on a port warehouse in Sumatra uncovered more than 200 pangolins, many of them dead from stress and dehydration.

Ministry of Environment and Forestry official Halasan Tulus said on Wednesday that only 110 of the 225 pangolins found in the raid by navy personnel at Belawan port in Medan were alive. Bags of pangolin scales were also reportedly discovered.

He said two men were arrested. The scaly anteaters, a perennial victim of wildlife trafficking, were destined for Malaysia and worth about 2.5 billion rupiah ($190,000).

Two dozen of the dead animals had already been skinned, according to Tulus.

All eight sub-species of the vulnerable creature have been listed as critically endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

The reclusive mammals hold the undesireable title of being the most poached and illegally trafficked mammal in the world. The Pangolin Specialist Group, backed by the Zoological Society of London, estimated that more than a million pangolins have been stolen from the wild in the last decade.

Pangolin’s keratin scales are sometimes used in the production of traditional medicine and illegal drugs, and its meat is consumed at a high price in parts of Asia and Africa.

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