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South Africa Urges G20 to Act on Environmental Crime Declaration – Green Building Africa | SA News

  • South Africa’s Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, has called on the Group of Twenty (G20) nations to move swiftly from commitment to action in implementing the newly adopted declaration against environmental crime.

Speaking at the United for Wildlife Global Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Tuesday, George urged world leaders to translate their pledges into tangible measures that combat transnational crimes threatening ecosystems and societies alike.

His appeal follows the adoption last month of the Cape Town Declaration on Crimes that Affect the Environment, which marked the first time major global economies formally recognised environmental…

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