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Speaker opened in Belay, framing the location as emblematic of global climate stakes and warning that 'nature's fate is humanity's fate.'
At a meeting in Belay, a single speaker urged urgent global action to limit warming to 1.5°C, calling for an end to deforestation by 2030, large-scale restoration, and stronger ocean protections including implementation of the agreement on marine biological diversity beyond national jurisdiction and a 30% land-and-sea protection target by 2030. The speaker cited a recent International Court of Justice advisory opinion on sea-level rise and pressed for greater recognition and financing for Indigenous peoples. The address framed protection of forests and oceans as legal, moral and economic duties.
