Gabon's VP demands FAIR compensation for Africa's forests at COP31_1

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Gabon Vice President Alexandre Barro Chambrier called for fair compensation for countries protecting Central Africa's forests at the COP31 Leaders Summit in Antalya, Turkiye, on Thursday.  "It is high time that the contribution of Central Africa's forests to the global climate balance received fair compensation, just as other forested countries do," Chambrier said.  He warned that global efforts to limit rising temperatures remain insufficient.  "The inaction of some and the denial of reality by others are leading us towards dramatic consequences that are already being felt," he warned.  Chambrier stressed the Congo Basin's role in absorbing carbon dioxide and called on developed countries to honour their climate finance commitments.  "Ultimately, climate justice demands that nations helping to preserve the planet's ecological balance should not bear the cost of that responsibility alone," he added.  The Congo Basin is home to the world's second-largest tropical rainforest after the Amazon, spanning six Central African countries. COP31 runs from 9 to 20 November.  Follow us on: WhatsApp cutt.ly/WhatsAppCFM https://twitter.com/capitalfmkenya/ https://www.facebook.com/capitalfmkenya https://www.instagram.com/capitalfmkenya  Subscribe to Capital FM News for More: https://goo.gl/um4AGk  98.4 Capital FM 93.0 Western Kenya 98.5 Nakuru and Nyeri 104.5 Malindi 102.7 Garissa 103.9 Meru 106.5 Kitui 104.9 Voi  #CapitalFmKenya

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00:0011 years after the adoption of the Paris Accord, the world remains confronted with a preocupation reality.

00:10In fact, the last report of the UN program for the environment on the emissions of gas emissions

00:19shows that our efforts are insufficient and all our objectives of limiting the rise of the global temperature will be

00:29largely surpassed by the end of the century.

00:33The inaccessions of the uns and the denial of the reality of the others lead us towards dramatic consequences already

00:43perceptibles.

00:45Face to this, my country, the Gabon, fort of several decades of engagement constant to protect the biodiversity and fight

00:55against climate change,

00:57he has a vision of a world more just, durable and solidified.

01:02The ambition of a durable development, brought by His Excellency Brice Clotter Oligin-Gema,

01:08alongside the other countries of the Bassin of Congo,

01:11is also a commitment for our future generations as for the whole planet.

01:18Nul need to remember the ecosystem ecosystem created by our forests,

01:24which annually have more than 1 billion tons of CO2.

01:29Non-obstant, the contribution of this natural capital,

01:34our ambition for the forests, is always more important.

01:39It is the sense of the lancement effectué,

01:42il y a encore quelques jours,

01:43à Brazzaville,

01:44aux côtés de la République sœur du Congo

01:47et bien d'autres pays

01:48de la décennie du reboisement

01:50et de l'afforestation dorénavant

01:53portée par les Nations Unies.

01:57Excellences, Mesdames et Messieurs,

02:00il est grand temps que la contribution des forêts d'Afrique centrale

02:03à l'équilibre climatique mondial trouve une juste contrepartie.

02:10Au même titre que les autres pays forestiers,

02:13le Gabon appelle au strict respect des engagements des pays développés.

02:18L'atteinte de nos objectifs requiert un accès limité, simplifié,

02:23équitable et prévisible au financement climatique,

02:27notamment sous forme de financement concessionnel

02:31et de valorisation juste des services écosystémiques.

02:36Nous croyons fermement, comme d'autres ici,

02:41que la préservation de nos écosystèmes

02:45est étroitement liée à l'amélioration des conditions de vie

02:48et au bien-être de nos populations.

02:52En définitive, la justice climatique exige que les nations

02:57qui contribuent à préserver l'équilibre écologique de la planète

03:01ne supportent pas seuls le coût de cette responsabilité.

03:07C'est parti !

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