PH, WEF sign agreement on blue carbon ecosystem, plastic pollution | Global News

PH, WEF sign agreement on blue carbon ecosystem, plastic pollution

By: - Reporter / @JMangaluzINQ
/ 06:54 AM December 05, 2023

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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and the World Economic Forum (WEF) has signed an agreement managing a blue carbon ecosystem and plastic pollution, according to the Palace on Monday.

Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga signed the agreement on behalf of the Philippines at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Neo Gim Huay, the managing director of the WEF Center for Nature and Climate, co-signed it.

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“The Philippines is a very important economy being an archipelago. So, we hope that these agreements can catalyze a lot more communities, initiatives, public policy, and corporate involvement in addressing and protecting our ecosystems,” Gim Huay said, according to a Palace statement.

Following this agreement, both the Philippines and the WEF will share best environmental practices with the communities, civil societies, and corporate sector.

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