Source : allAfrica
Tanga — UNESCO has
underscored the need to strengthen partnerships for implementation of the new
development agenda.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted
at the United Nations Sustainable Summit on 25 September 2015.
The UNESCO Assistant Director General for Africa, Mr
Firmin Matoko said that, coupled with the adoption of a legally binding global
climate deal in December 2015 at the COP21, world leaders have demonstrated the
urgent need to join efforts to save our Planet Earth.
Mr Matoko was delivering a keynote address at the just
ended Second International Workshop of the Green Economy in Biosphere Reserves
Project. He emphasized that partnerships should be at international and local
level.
He pointed out that, the governance structure in most
African countries was becoming more decentralised with local communities being
empowered to have a say in the development plans of their localities through
their representatives, such as the district or municipal authorities.
"Via our own networks and platforms, we can lend a
voice to communicate the new development agenda to the grassroots of our
communities," Matoko stated, adding that the GEBR project reflects the
essential need to mobilize partnerships and join efforts the human race wants
to succeed
Opening
the workshop, Vice President, Samia Suluhu Hassan warned that, Tanzania's pride
of being one of the 12 mega-diverse countries with high endemism in the world
could be hurt if steps to protect and preserve the endowment are not taken urgently.
The Vice-President said that the country hosts over
10,000 plant species, 6,000 species of insects and 1,000 species of birds with
one third of the entire country being protected in these areas.
She said that having one of the fastest growing populations
in Africa, at an average rate of three percent per year, Tanzania's populace
highly depends on natural resources for their livelihoods and for their energy
demands.
"We are all aware of anthropogenic activities that
lead into deforestation and environmental degradation accounting for more than
17.3 million hectares of village and general land," she
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