Minister for the Environment Highlights the Need to "Seal the Deal" in Copenhagen
MANADO, May 15 /Antara-AsiaNet/ --
H.E. Rachmat Witoelar, Minister of state for the Environment/National Council of Climate Change of the
Republic of Indonesia, to day joined Ms. Angela Cropper, Deputy Executive Director of United Nations
Environment Programme in signing a larger-than-life stamp to "Seal The Deal" soon after the official opening
ceremony address by H.E. the president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of the Republic of Indonesia to high
level delegates at the World Ocean Conference in Manado, to galvanize political will and public support
towards sign a new climate change agreement during the UN Climate Change Conference In Copenhagen
this December.
The United Nations "Seal the Deal" Campaign urges the world leaders to act in the best interest to their
people and the planet by signing the climate deal. The message to world leaders is simple but urgent: “Seal
the Deal! Unite to find climate solution that is fair, effective and science-based. Agree on ways to cut
greenhouse gas emissions before it too late.”
The impact of high CO2 concentration in the atmosphere has increased significant burden to the poor fisher
of the world. The question is not if we’re headed for trouble, but how deep we’re going to sink into it, "Mr.
Witoelar explained in response to this universal call-to-action. He added, "Our natural environment has been
degraded at a planetary scale in we need to be creative in fending off climate change"
Ms. Cropper said "Indonesia has kindly hosted an important and timely conference. The world’s oceans and
coastal areas-the "blue forest"-are central to the climate change debate and it is essential that governments
take the leap from Manado to Copenhagen to seal the deal. The time to act is now."
Indonesia has around 5.8 million square kilometers of marine areas. The government of Indonesia hosted
the UNFCCC COP-13 in December 2007 in Bali and HE President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono announced a
blueprint of national action plan an climate change as well as stated that Indonesia marine biodiversity could
function as carbon absorption
Further Information please contacts:
1. Soehardjono Sastromihardjo (Department of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia) cell: +62 0813 81586469
2. Surya Dharma (Department of Culture & Tourism)
cell: +62 0813 827 68082
SOURCE: Pactoconvex ltd.
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