PROTECTING BIODIVERSITY IN COMOROS

PROTECTING BIODIVERSITY IN COMOROS
Protecting biodiversity in Comoros
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country, Africa, and   the sector  a   near  up of a hillside   subsequent  to a   frame  of water
Boundouni Lake in Moheli Park,   the primary  nature reserve   withinside the  Comoros Archipelago,   became  created with the   aid  of UNDP   thru  investment  from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and later   subsidized  via way of means of  the French Development .                                                 The Union of Comoros, with its   specific  ecosystems,   performs  a   essential  position  on this  combat . Recognized as   one of the  25   international  biodiversity hotspots   via way of means of  Conservation International and   certainly considered one among  35   essential  areas  via way of means of  WWF, Comoros   isn't  only a  countrywide  treasure,   however  additionally  a   critical  historical past  for Africa and   the sector .

Its ecosystems play a key   position  in regulating the   weather ,   retaining  herbal  assets , and   presenting  crucial  offerings  that   aid  existence  on Earth. In the context of this   yr 's   3  global  Conferences of the Parties, the COP16 on biodiversity, the COP29 on   weather , and the COP16 on   preventing  desertification, Comoros's sustainable biodiversity   control  will   ship  a   effective  message to   the worldwide  community, that the   combat  towards  weather  extrade  and the   protection  of   herbal  assets  are inseparable. What Comoros is   accomplishing  in   protective  its ecosystems has   a right away  effect  at the  relaxation  of the continent, Asia, and beyond.
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To   deal with  the   developing  pressures from   weather  extrade , deforestation, and unsustainable fishing, the Comorian   authorities  has made   formidable  commitments   thru  the Comoros Emerging Plan 2030.

It   pursuits  to   lessen  its greenhouse   fueloline  emissions   via way of means of  23   percentage  and   boom  its CO2 absorption   potential  via way of means of  forty seven  percentage  via way of means of  2030. This   formidable  ecological transition, positioning Comoros as a carbon sink, is supported   via way of means of  UNDP and the French Development Agency (AFD).

With   investment  from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), UNDP and AFD are strengthening the country's   capacity  to satisfy  its environmental   objectives  on sustainable   improvement , biodiversity conservation, the blue and   inexperienced  economic system , and   regularly occurring  get entry to  to   easy  water,   whilst  additionally  enhancing  the   residing  situations  of   nearby  groups .

Success of Moheli National Park
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A   brilliant  instance  is Moheli National Park. Created with the   aid  of UNDP   thru  GEF   investment  and later   subsidized  via way of means of  AFD, it   became  precise  a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 2020.

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Moheli Park,   the primary  UNESCO-  diagnosed  place  in Comoros.

Photo: Agence Parcs nationaux des Comores
The park is   the world over  diagnosed  as   the sector 's   main  nesting   web website online  for sea turtles, with 30,000 landings   every  yr . This   achievement  additionally  highlights the   crucial  position  of   nearby  groups  in   retaining  their environment, a   popularity  underscored   via way of means of  the Equator Prize   offered  to Moheli in 2002.

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Tens of   lots  of   inexperienced  turtles nest   every  yr  at the  5  seashores  that make up the Itsamia   shoreline  in Moheli Park.

Photo: Agence Parcs nationaux des Comores
Ambitious projects

Today, the partnership   among  UNDP and AFD   maintains  thru  3  projects: the UNDP/GEF Biodiversity Project, the GEF-funded Blue Green Island project, and the AFD-funded ULANGA MALI project, supported   via way of means of  the European Union. These   recognition  on   protective  key ecosystems and   remodeling  sectors   consisting of  tourism and   meals  manufacturing  to   construct  a blue and   inexperienced  economic system . The partnership   additionally  helps  The Great Blue Wall, a continental initiative   geared toward  fostering a regenerative blue   economic system  via way of means of  developing  sustainable   improvement  possibilities  for   nearby  groups .

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Eco-guards on patrol   withinside the  Moya   woodland  in Anjouan, Comoros.


Comoros   maintains  to stand  big  environmental challenges. In the   beyond  twenty years  it has   misplaced  28   percentage  of its   woodland  cover, and erosion has   triggered  coastal   regions  to recede   via way of means of  30 metres. The   effect  of   an increasing number of  severe  climate  and   international  heating threaten biodiversity. Nevertheless, the efforts of   nearby  groups  to   control  their   critical  assets ,   which give  them with   meals , goods, and   crucial  offerings ,   mirror  a collective   dedication  to   protective  this   herbal  historical past .

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