Aware of the priceless value of the ecosystem services that its forests provide to its people and to all of Humanity, Gabon believes that the time has come for the international community to reciprocate its efforts.
The era of promises and declarations of intent is over.
Now is the time to make the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use a reality.
We will survive together, or we will all perish!
Let us awaken from the slumber of selfishness!
We will survive together, or we will all perish!
Let us awaken from the slumber of selfishness!
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema
President of the Republic of Gabon
Sovereign
Carbon Initiative
"2 million hectares of Central African rainforest lost between 2015 and 2020, and a further 1.5 million degraded".
CAFI (Central African Forest Initiative)
Because global warming is a reality
The planet is warming by 0.2°c per decade due to human activity.
Because man is responsible
Human activities, and in particular the consumption of fossil fuels (oil, gas, coal), artificially increase the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, thereby accentuating global warming.
Because Gabon is one of the countries most exposed to global warming
Gabon is one of the Central African countries which, despite contributing relatively little to global greenhouse gas emissions, is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. However, Gabon faces a number of challenges as a result of climate change, such as: rising sea levels, changes in rainfall patterns, deforestation and loss of biodiversity, and impacts on livelihoods.
Because the international community is committed to combating climate change, and most countries are taking steps to limit or reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
The Paris Agreement, adopted by 196 countries, is a historic commitment by the international community to limit global warming to 1.5° above pre-industrial levels.
Most countries have defined long-term development strategies with low greenhouse gas emissions.
Because Gabon has the right and the duty to take measures to limit greenhouse gas emissions on its territory.
The Sovereign Carbon Initiative aims to promote and develop programs with social, energy and environmental impacts, for the benefit of the country's sustainable economic development, and the protection of the most vulnerable populations exposed to the consequences of global warming.
