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Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) Statement for COP31 - Protecting Africa’s Forests, Waters, Lands, and Biodiversity: Protecting Africa ...

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Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) Statement for COP31 - Protecting Africa’s Forests, Waters, Lands, and Biodiversity: Protecting Africa ...
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Africa’s forests, waters, lands, and biodiversity are not limitless resources. They are part of the "common home" entrusted to humanity. The Congo Basin must be protected, not…

As the Catholic Church in Africa, the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) (https://SECAM.org/) calls upon governments, development partners, international financial institutions, businesses, civil society, and all people of good will participating in COP31 to recognize that protecting Africa’s forests, waters, lands, and biodiversity is essential for safeguarding the planet and…

Indeed, Africa is home to ecosystems of global significance. At the heart of this ecological heritage lies the Congo Basin rainforest, the second-largest tropical rainforest in the world and one of the planet’s most vital reservoirs of carbon and biodiversity.

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