Pay respect to Sir Michael in convention

WHILE late Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare will be remembered as the founding father of Papua New Guinea, he should be remembered globally as one of the founders for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.
He was one of the founders for conservation of forest carbon stocks, sustainable forest management and enhancement of forest carbon stocks (REDD+) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
PNG, through Sir Michael, was one of the first countries to take the lead in seeking to combat climate change by proposing measures to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, which was first discussed in 2005 by the UNFCCC at its 11th session of the Conference of Parties to the Convention in Montreal in Canada.
I request the Minister for Environment and Climate Change through the managing director for Climate Change and Development Authority and the managing director for Conservation and Environment Protection Authority to do a joint submission to the Coalition of Rainforest Nations to request UNFCCC and the host country to pay respect to late Sir Michael in silence in the coming COP26 to be held in Glasgow, United Kingdom, from Nov 1-12.

Gae Gowae (PhD),
REDD+ Expert,
UPNG