Welcoming Remarks, Hon Minister, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Samoa, Pacific Preparatory Meeting of the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD Pre-COP16), September, SPREP, Apia Samoa

Abstract

Welcoming Opening remark of Samoa for the Pacific Preparatory Meeting for the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD Pre-COP16). As one of the Ministers from the Pacific that attended COP15 and witnessing the passing of the landmark Kumming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, looks forward to how far we’ve come, and what can be done at COP 16 to accelerate its implementation.