New Delhi- The year 2020 is a super year of Environment and will set the tone and tenor for the decade ahead said Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar . Highlighting the urgent nature of global environment issues including… marine plastic litter, plastic pollution and microplastics, the Union minister said the issues cannot be solved by any one country alone.
India marks the beginning of super year of Biodiversity with the hosting of the 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), an environmental treaty under the aegis of United Nations Environment Programme, from 17th to 22nd February 2020 at Gandhinagar in Gujarat.
On the side-lines of the COP, the Union Minister met a delegation led by Norwegian Minister of Climate and Environment, H.E. Mr. Sveinung Rotevan. India and Norway agreed to jointly tackle concerns related to oceans, environment and climate matters.