Statement

Statement by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Opening session of the Brainstorming Meeting on South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity, Montreal, 6 November 2006

Solidarity and unity are key features of the functioning of the Group of 77 and China as a institution that, since its establishment in 1964, has made a unique contribution to promoting multilateral cooperation for development. As such, the Group of 77 has always attached the highest importance to the promotion of South-South cooperation as a means for the exchange of experience and the dissemination of best practices among its members. The overwhelming majority of the biodiversity of our planet is located in developing countries. Often, the countries poorest in financial resources are the richest in terms of biodiversity. However, this wealth is disappearing at a frightening pace, undermining the potential for sustained growth in developing countries. Promoting South-South cooperation for protecting the wealth of resources of developing countries is an idea whose time has come.

Publication Date
2006-11-06