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Conservación inclusiva: un camino para proteger el corazón del planeta
Ruth Spencer / Marine Ecosystems Protected Areas (MEPA)
La conservación de la biodiversidad nunca ha sido el trabajo exclusivo de los gobiernos, y se necesita un enfoque mucho más inclusivo para impulsar los esfuerzos para proteger los ecosistemas y las especies en peligro de extinción, subrayó el jefe del Fondo para el Medio Ambiente Mundial durante la cumbre de biodiversidad COP15.
En una serie de eventos realizados en el Pabellón del FMAM en Montreal, líderes y defensores ambientales de todo el mundo compartieron sus experiencias trabajando para enfrentar amenazas urgentes y al mismo tiempo apoyar e influir en los procesos de formulación de políticas ambientales y establecimiento de objetivos, incluidas las negociaciones de la COP15.
Varios representantes de comunidades ubicadas en áreas biodiversas compartieron sus experiencias trabajando para avanzar en proyectos que mejoran las condiciones locales y generan beneficios globales.
Ruth Spencer, Presidenta de la Junta del Fideicomiso de Áreas Protegidas de Ecosistemas Marinos en Antigua, enfatizó que en su comunidad, el trabajo para abordar los desafíos ambientales era tanto pragmático como personal.
“El proceso realmente avanza en función de su conexión con las personas”, dijo Spencer, describiendo cómo las preocupaciones locales relacionadas con los desechos plásticos, los productos químicos y la salud dieron lugar a proyectos y programas. “Cuando trabajas sobre el terreno, no estás pensando en categorías, estás trabajando en problemas que enfrentan las personas”, dijo Spencer.
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