National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan

The event was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Ecology, UNDP, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), non-governmental non-profit organizations, scientists, and specialists. At the event, the new national goals of Uzbekistan for the conservation of biodiversity under the global biodiversity program of Kunming-Montreal were discussed.

"The goals for the conservation of biodiversity in Uzbekistan until 2030 have been defined. In particular, it is planned to further improve conditions in settlements, preserve biodiversity, and turn 30 percent of places of residence into green zones", said Abdurashid Sadikov, head of the Department of the Ministry of Ecology. - "Another goal developed by the Ministry of Ecology is the rational use of flora and fauna, strengthening the suppression of illegal use of natural resources. In addition, such proposals have been prepared, such as the organization of cultural plantations on 25 thousand hectares per year for the use of medicinal plants and the creation of wild animal rehabilitation centers at Tashkent, Termez, and Fergana state zoos throughout the animal world".

It should be noted that Uzbekistan's new national goals for the conservation of biological diversity are planned to be presented to the world community at the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, which will be held in October 2024 in Colombia.

Opinions and suggestions on the updated goals were promoted at the event. In addition, it was noted that the joint project of UNDP, GEF, and the Ministry of Ecology, "Global Biodiversity Framework – Early Action Support", will identify specific actions to be taken to protect nature around the world by 2030. By joining this program, Uzbekistan has committed itself to its implementation in our country.

"The program has 23 goals that should be implemented by 2030. There are also four more global goals that are planned to be achieved by 2050, and the most important result is that by 2050, the world should live in harmony with nature", said Sergey Zagrebin, project manager. "We hope that during this event we will receive feedback, opinions, recommendations, additions, and comments on the goals prepared within the framework of the project, and this will contribute to further improvement of our goals".

For information: the project started in February 2023. In October 2023, within the framework of the project, issues of compliance of the Global Biodiversity Conservation Program with the current strategy and action plan were discussed, and the need to identify new goals was determined.