With The official Green Diplomacy Week ending today, this week was aimed at promoting dialogue and corporation on the issues of climate change, protection of the environment, forest biodiversity as well as Film screening of 6 documentaries and movies that focused on protection of the environment.
NCD Governor Powes Parkop who was a guest at the Green Diplomacy week assured the European Union Delegations and youths who attended the Green Diplomacy week that PNG is serious about protecting its forest and sea and all its environment.
Parkop highlighted that he has recommended to Prime Minister James Marape that before the 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 30) in November 2025 in Brazil, Papua New Guinea must host a “Rain Forest Nation” summit, whereby all Rainforest Nation must come together and have a dialogue before proceeding to COP 30.
Rain Forest Nation Coalitions is made of countries with large Rain forests in the world and these are countries like, Brazil, Democratic Republic of Congo, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and more about 50 countries make up the Rain Forest Coalition.
“Rain Forest Nations must have a dialogue, and that must translate to action on how we can partner and present our ideas to the Industrial countries at the COP.”
“PNG should host it here so that all Rain Forest Nations can come together, have a common question so that we can meet our Industrial partners halfway at the COP so we can work together towards a solution.”
Tropical rainforests are essential to saving biodiversity and slowing down the climate emergency, thus is time is very critical.
Rain forest Nations mission is to slow, stop, and reverse global deforestation under the Paris Agreement, thus if the recommendation for a “Rain Forest Nation” summit to be held here in PNG in June 2025 is approved, it will greatly help boost the dialogue and corporation on climate issues, protection of environment and the fight to reducing carbon emissions.