Oman reaffirms biodiversity commitment at COP17

YEREVAN: The Sultanate of Oman participated in the World Leaders’ Summit on Biodiversity, held in Yerevan, Republic of Armenia.
The summit was attended by a number of heads of state, heads of government, officials, and representatives of environmental organisations.
The Sultanate of Oman’s delegation was headed by Dr Abdullah bin Ali al Amri, Chairman of the Environment Authority (EA).
In his address, Al Amri conveyed the greetings of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik and his wishes for continued progress and prosperity for the government and people of the friendly Republic of Armenia and for the success of the summit.
The chairman of the EA said that the convening of the Leaders Summit, as part of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17), comes at a critical juncture, requiring everyone to strengthen collective action and expedite efforts to stem biodiversity loss and restore ecosystems.
The Sultanate of Oman is committed to implementing the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goals 13, 14, and 15, by strengthening its national policies and programmes concerning environmental protection, mitigating the impacts of climate change, protecting biodiversity, expanding the conservation of ecologically important areas, protecting species and natural habitats, restoring degraded ecosystems and promoting the sustainable management of natural resources, Al Abri said.
The chairman of the Environment Authority stressed the Sultanate of Oman’s commitment to implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), in line with its national priorities and the Oman Vision 2040, as well as its development with a view to achieving the goals and objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity. — ONA